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Khalil Gibran

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

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Having a small amount of knowledge that you use to take action is far more valuable than having a large amount of knowledge that you never apply. The emphasis is on the importance of putting what you know into practice rather than just accumulating information without doing anything with it.

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