It is not the insurrections of ignorance that 25 are dangerous, but the revolts of intelligence. Lowell.
It is not the knowledge, but the use which is made of it that is productive of real benefit. Scott.
It is not the loss of heritage / That makes life poor; It is that, stage by stage, / Some leave us with a lessening faith in man, / And less of love than when our life began. Dr. Walter Smith.
It is not the manner of noble minds to leave anything half done. Wieland.
It is not the number of facts he knows, but how much of a fact he is himself, that proves the man. Bovee.
It is not the punishment, but the crime that is 30 the disgrace. Alfieri.
It is not the quantity, but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity. W. E. Channing.
It is not the reading of many books that is necessary to make a man wise and good, but the well-reading of a few. R. Baxter.
It is not the stamp on the coin that gives it its value, though on the bank-note it is. J. Burroughs.
It is not the victory that constitutes the joy of noble souls, but the combat. Montalembert.