I donโt think it would have all got me quite so down if just once in a whileโjust once in a whileโthere was at least some polite little perfunctory implication that knowledge should lead to wisdom, and that if it doesn't, it's just a disgusting waste of time! But there never is! You never even hear any hints dropped on a campus that wisdom is supposed to be the goal of knowledge. You hardly ever even hear the word 'wisdom' mentioned!
J. D. SalingerMany, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles.
J. D. SalingerYou take a really sleepy man, Esmรฉ, and he always stands a chance of again becoming a man with all his fac โ with all his f-a-c-u-l-t-i-e-s intact.
J. D. SalingerBut what I mean is, lots of time you donโt know what interests you most till you start talking about something that doesnโt interest you most. I mean you canโt help it sometimes.
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