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Albert J. Nock Quotes
Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any kind of knowledge that is at all worth learning should be remembered too.
Albert J. Nock

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Category:
American Philosopher Quotes
Date of Birth:
October 13, 1870
Date of Death:
August 19, 1945
Nationality:
American
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