Far too many good brains have been afflicted by the pointless enthusiasm for useless knowledge.
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"The acquisition of knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known."
For Bruce Lee, knowledge that isn't applied is useless, for it serves no actual purpose.
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