Because the ignorant do not know themselves, they never know for what they are lacking. Some would be sages if they did not believe they were so already.
Original text (Spanish)
Original text (Spanish)
The one rule for pleasing: whet the appetite, keep people hungry.
If you cannot make knowledge your servant, make it your friend.
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