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There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance. When we do not know, we are poor. When we do not know, we are ignorant. When we do not know, we are like a child who is playing in the dirt and getting dirty.
With knowledge, we rise above the dirt and the ignorance that surrounds us. Knowledge is what makes us wealthy and powerful; it makes us wise and strong, and it gives us the freedom to be ourselves and to create our own destiny.
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