F - Knowledge Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Torrent
A
“Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world”
2
Q
Heaven and Earth
A
“It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn”
3
Q
Ardently
A
“I ardently desired the acquisition of knowledge”
4
Q
Sorrow
A
“sorrow only increased with knowledge”
5
Q
Ambition
A
“Seek happiness in tranquillity, and avoid ambition”
6
Q
A secret
A
“The world was to me a secret, which I desired to discover”
7
Q
Language
A
“[language is] a godlike science and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it”
