What transforms this world is – knowledge. Do you see what I mean? Nothing else can change anything in this world. Knowledge alone is capable of transforming the world, while at the same time leaving it exactly as it is. When you look at the world with knowledge, you realize that things are unchangeable and at the same time are constantly being transformed. Yukio Mishima
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Knowledge alone, is capable of changing the world, but it also leaves it as it was. The idea of knowledge transforming the world implies that without knowledge of what is, there is no hope of improving things. In order to transform the world one must first have knowledge of what is and then use that knowledge to change things.

Source: The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion

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