Quote#Wisdom
Man was formed with an understanding for the obtainment of knowledge;…
Quote byGeorge Horne · 1730–1792
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay, 1880.
English (original)
Man was formed with an understanding for the obtainment of knowledge; and happy is he who is employed in the pursuit of it. Ignorance is in its nature unprofitable; but every kind of knowledge may be turned to use. Diligence is generally rewarded with the discovery of that which it seeks after; sometimes of that which is more valuable.
— George Horne
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