In an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know.

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Today, in an age of reality TV and YouTube videos, in an age when the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know. A person who is well-read or well-educated is someone who has an abundance of knowledge. But, this knowledge does him no good unless he can apply it to the world he lives in. If he is unable to use his knowledge to make himself a better person, then all of that information becomes useless.

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