Knowledge Flashcards
Secret
The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine
Heaven
It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn
Dangerous
How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge
Happier
How happier the man who believes his native town to be the world than the man who aspires to be greater than his nature will allow
Powerful
Was man so powerful, so virtuous and magnificent, yet so viscous and base
Ligaments
By such slight ligaments are we bound to prosperity or ruin
Astonishing
When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it
Ardently
I ardently desired the acquisition of knowledge
Life
One mans life or death is a small price to pay for the acquirement of knowledge
Stop
What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man
Serpents
You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been
Investigating
I delighted in investigating their causes
Sullen
I might have become sullen in my study
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Caldwell
Waltons reckless ambition and desire for glory is the exact same as Frankensteins
Waltons narrative serves to foreground the cautionary note of the text