![Accumulating knowledge is a form of avarice and lends itself to another version of the Midas story ...man [is] so avid for knowledge that everything that he touches turns to facts; his faith becomes theology; his love becomes lechery; his wisdom becomes science; pursuing meaning, he ignores truth.](/assets/img/quote-photos/accumulating-knowledge-is-a-form-of-avarice-and-lends-itself-to-another-version-o.jpg)
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