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Samuel Johnson Quotes: Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
         

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.


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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
         



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