...should praise Napoleon for his modesty, or Henry VIII for his domestic virtues. It has been said that it is better not to know so much than to know so much which is not true, and similarly it may be advisable to praise our forebears less or to praise...

...prevent the publication and broadcast distribution of literature of this stamp, for it is certainly better "Not to know so much, than to know so many things that are not so." I am very anxious to have dentistry "make good" as a branch of recognized science, ie,...

...conveying information and inculcating opinion. Of the information we fear the wit would justly say, " It is better not to know so much than to know so much that is n't so." Of the opinion every thoughtful hearer would observe, " Myself when young did...

...keynote of which may be found in the following sentence quoted by Dr. Bates further on in bia reply : " It is better not to know so much than to know so much tbat ain't so." Is the general practitioner likely to be seriously injured by acquiring a little...

...to volunteer. The erime of suicide deserves capital punishment. There are many kinds of individuals. It is better not to know so much than to know so many things that aren't so. But sometimes the paradox is extra dictionem, and not quite so obvious. Suppose we say of...

...your walk, or your handwriting; and I always think of the remark of Josh Billings to the effect that it is better not to know so much than to know so much that ain't so. Personally, while I may get an impression of a teacher's work in the first five...

...memorable sayings of Josh Billings is peculiarly applicable to the record of the amateur genealogist: "It is better not to know so much than to know so much that ain't so." To make a record that shall have any lasting value, requires patient perseverance,...

...acquirements, he is likely to learn something as he grows older. Besides, I believe with Josh Billings that u it is better not to know so much than to know so many things that ain't so." There is another and a better reason why I will not occupy your time in replying to the very few points...

...acquirements, he is likely to learn something as he grows older. Besides, I believe with Josh Billings that " it is better not to know so much than to know so many things that ain't so." There is another and a better reason why I will not occupy your time in replying to the very few points...

...rendering as given by that irrepressible humorist, Josh Billings, as follows: "A man had better not know so much, than to know so many things that ain't so." This is a hint to make haste slowly, for the writer, Dr. G. and all the rest of us. The most serious...