"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."
"It's prudent to gain the whole world and lose your own soul. But don't forget that your soul sticks to you if you stick to it; but the world has a way of slipping through your fingers."
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Source: 1919 Captain Shotover. Heartbreak House, act 2.
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