Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know ...

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Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.

-Isaac Asimov

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Supposeخیال کرنا khayaal karna فرض کرنا farz karna کسی دلیل یا وضاحت کی خاطر
Wiseبینا biina خرد مند khirad mand دانا daana
Learnادا کرنا ada karna ازبر کرنا اطلاع پانا
Controlاختیار ekhteyaar انضباط inzibaat تسلط tasallut
Learningبدیا Badiya دانش daanish علم alam
Knowledgeآگہی aagahi ادراک idraak اطلاع ittelaa
Destroyآدھا کرنا aadha karna برباد کرنا bar baad karna تباہ کرنا tabaah karna
Remainsآثار aasaar
Ignoranceاناڑی پن anaari pan اگیان Agyaan بے خبری bey khabri

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"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know ... " is one of a famous quotes by Isaac Asimov. Complete quote is as follows;
"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance."

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"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance." This is a quote by Isaac Asimov which is about Knowledge & Learning. He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

  • The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
  • Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
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This quote is primarily about Learning although it also includes other themes like Knowledge & Learning. It is attributed to Isaac Asimov. Complete quote is as follows;
"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance."