Tag Archives: Knowledge
“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” ~Anton Chekhov
“There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.” ~ Bertrand Russell
Materials Of Knowledge
“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.” ~ John Locke
Wisdom And Learning
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. ~ Sandra Carey
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. ~Anton Chekhov
“I know that I exist; the question is, What is this ‘I’ that ‘I’ know.” ~ Rene Descartes
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~ George Bernard Shaw
“Fear is incomplete knowledge.” ~ Agatha Christie
Born: September 15, 1890 – Died: January 12, 1976
Knowledge Is Knowing
Real Wisdom ~ Leo Tolstoy
“Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
One Sentence Fiction
He’s known as the ‘why’ man, for he is always asking the why of everything.
Supreme Art
Believe ~Robert McCloskey
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” – Robert McCloskey
Knowledge
Knowledge
“Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.” – Nicky Gumbel
John Coltrane Quote: My Music Is The Spiritual…
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Margaret Mead On Thinking
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Bertrand Russell
The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich. Bertrand Russell, In praise of Idleness and other essays
Aristotle On Madness
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French Philosopher Born: June 21, 1905 – Died: April 15, 1980.
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Learn
“Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.” – Confucius http://www.bquot.es/s/74
George Orwell Quote
Chinua Achebe Quote
“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have …
Useful Fact
There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo. Source: tealdragon
Useless Fact 3
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear pants. Source: tealdragon
Translation
Found in the email inbox: A Translation Of Yankee Dogs To Southern Dawgs – To all you dog lovers out there and those who understand the difference between Yankees and Southerners… (Yankee) German Shepherd Dog (Southern) Poh-leece Dawg (Yankee) Poodle (Southern) Circus Dawg (Yankee) St. Bernard (Southern) “Thank Gawd, Here Comes The Whiskey Dawg” (Yankee) …
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Word of the Year: “Vape”
According to the Oxford Dictionary: “Vape” is the 2014 word of the year. Vape is a verb meaning “inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device.” Source: http://www.boston.com
Quote
“If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
Books
Even as the Internet has revived hope of a universal library and Google seems to promise an answer to every query, books have remained a dark region in the universe of information. We want books to be as accessible and searchable as the Web. On the other hand, we still want them to be books. …
Education System
Found in the email archive.
Knowledge
“I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion” – Alexander the Great
Get It Right Before You Speak
When I was listening to the radio this morning, the mid-morning, early-afternoon DJ, announcer or whatever they are called, was making mention of Autumn beginning this Saturday, the 20th. Well, it does not start on that date. It is September 23, the same day as my late father’s birthday was. Then about an hour later …
Useless Fact
Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. Source: tealdragon
Useless Fact
The first toilet ever seen on television was on “Leave It To Beaver.” Source: tealdragon
Opinion
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. Plato
Knowledge
Expect to feel pleasure. Knowledge is sexy. Expect to feel pain. Knowledge is torture. Source
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Paths
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Rhymes
No word in the English language rhymes with mouth, orange, silver, and purple. tealdragon.net
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category. Source: tealdragon.net
Meaning of the Resurrection
From the email inbox: Got to love this kid…  MEANING OF THE RESURRECTION            A Baptist pastor was presenting a children’s sermon. During the sermon, he asked the children if they knew what the resurrection was.  Now, asking questions during children’s sermons is crucial, but at the same time, asking children questions in front of …
Knowledge
Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. — Albert Einstein
Knowledge
Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass. — Japanese Proverb
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We eat We cook We drink We sleep We talk We walk We read We go to school We study We work We play We travel We write We type We draw We watch TV We go to movies We drive We fly We ride We discuss We argue We laugh We smile We cry …
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Ben and Jerry’s send the waste from making …..
Ben and Jerry’s sends the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo. Source
Full Moon
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. Source: http://www.tealdragon.net/
True knowledge…
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. – Socrates
A Blue Whale’s Heart…
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Imagination is more important than… ~ Albert Einstein
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“Through zeal, knowledge is gotten,…” – Buddha
“Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.” -Buddha
“It’s almost as if our society…” Hank Green
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A Mole Can Dig A Tunnel…
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night. Source: tealdragon.net
All Of The Cobble Stones Used To Line The Streets In New York…
All of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast. Source: did-you-knows.com
The Chinese Used Fingerprints…
The Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700. Source: did-you-knows.com
Coffee Is The Most Popular Beverage…
Coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. Source: did-you-knows.com
Rubik’s Cube Combinations
There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 (quintillion) different color combinations possible on a Rubik’s Cube. Source: did-you-knows.com
When Lightning Strikes It Can…
When lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit). Source: did-you-knows.com
The Oldest Word In….
The oldest word in the English language is ‘town.’ Source: did-you-knows.com
Arachibutyrophobia Is Fear Of Peanut…
Arachibutyrophobia is fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. Source: did-you-knows.com
The Word ‘Lethologica’ Describes The State Of…
The word ‘lethologica’ describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. Source: did-you-knows.com
The Word ‘Testify’ Derived From…
The word ‘testify’ derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles. Source: did-you-knows.com
Instant Coffee Is Coffee Powder…
Orange Juice Tastes Bad After Brushing…
I found this out a long time ago…
Starbucks Spends More On Health…
Coffee Loses Caffiene…
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Random Fact #20
When commercial telephone service was introduced between New York and London in 1927, the first three minutes of a call cost $75.00. Source: freewebs.com/thesilentteen/randomfacts.htm
Random Fact #19
One-fourth of the people who lose their sense of smell also lose their desire for sexual relations. Source: freewebs.com/thesilentteen/randomfacts.htm
Random Fact #18
The bubbles in Guinness beer sink to the bottom – no one knows why. Source: freewebs.com/thesilentteen/randomfacts.htm
Random Fact #17
Canadians eat more Kraft macaroni and cheese packaged dinners than any nationality in the world. Source: freewebs.com/thesilenteen/randomfacts
Random Fact #16
White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (formerly of the Monkees). Source: tealdragon.net
Random Fact #15
Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are. Source: cs.cmu.edu
New Word Added To The Vocabulary: Exhaustipated
Random Fact #14
Random Fact #13
Canada is an Indian word meaning “Big Village”. Source: tealdragon.net
Random Fact #12
315 entries in Webster’s Dictionary will be misspelled. Source: randomfactsblog
Random Fact #11
Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. Source: tealdragon.net
Random Fact #10
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C. Source: tealdragon.net
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Random Fact #5
Since 1495, no 25-year period has been without war. — Source: randomfactsblog
Random Fact #2
It takes about seven minutes for the average person to fall asleep.
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