Quote #67

Dogmatic common sense is the death of philosophic adventure. The universe is vast.

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  5. Shakespeare wrote better poetry for not knowing too much; Milton, I think, knew too much finally for the good of his poetry.
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  7. The English never abolish anything. They put it in cold storage.
  8. It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

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