“Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.”
“Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.”
“Writing- the profession in which you stare at a computer screen, stare out the window, type a few words, then curse repeatedly.”
“The strangest kind of curse had been laid upon him: knowledge without hope of evidence.”
“Knowledge is something which you can use.Belief is something which uses you.”
“To know how to put what knowledge in which place is wisdom (hikmah). Otherwise, knowledge without order and seeking it without discipline does lead to confusion and hence to injustice to one's self.”