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John Morley: Many people think of knowledge as of money. They would like knowledge, but…

Many people think of knowledge as of money. They would like knowledge, but cannot face the perseverance and self-denial that go to the acquisition of it.

In today’s wordsMany people treat knowledge like money. They'd like to have it, but they can't face the perseverance and self-denial it takes to get it.

John MorleyCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources, compiled by James Wood, 1893

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