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appeared alongside the shipping news, auction notices, and advertisements for the return of people who never were their own masters—women and children, slaves and servants—and who had run away, hoping to ordain and establish, for themselves
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“The very helplessness of the public which makes it necessary for them to consult the experts also makes it impossible for them to judge how expert they are.”
― Of all things!: A Nibley quote book
― Of all things!: A Nibley quote book
“Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world”
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“All scholarship, like all science, is an ongoing, open-ended discussion in which all conclusions are tentative forever, the principal value and charm of the game being the discovery of the totally unexpected.”
― Of all things!: A Nibley quote book
― Of all things!: A Nibley quote book
“Knowledge can be heady stuff, but it easily leads to an excess of zeal! -- to illusions of grandeur and a desire to impress others and achieve eminence . . . Our search for knowledge should be ceaseless, which means that it is open-ended, never resting on laurels, degrees, or past achievements.”
― Of all things!: A Nibley quote book
― Of all things!: A Nibley quote book
“Being self-taught is no disgrace; but being self-certified is another matter.”
― Of all things!: A Nibley quote book
― Of all things!: A Nibley quote book
No Boys Allowed
— 3 members
— last activity Jan 12, 2016 01:50PM
Book club devoted to Non-fiction (usually history, bio or auto-bio) either written by or about a woman.
Sherwood Ward Bookclub
— 3 members
— last activity Sep 02, 2016 01:55PM
We read fiction and non-fiction, classics and recent publications.
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