Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of … — Irving Babbitt

Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.

Irving BabbittCritic · American · 1865 – 1933

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In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love. — George Bernard Shaw
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. — Friedrich Nietzsche
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