quote · Legacy record
He that does not know those things which are of use and necessity for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.
He that does not know those things which are of use and necessity for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.
Approximate author period: c. 1662 AD · renaissance
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- John Tillotson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1662 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1630–1694)
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: Tillotson. · page_146
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