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Theory must also take into account the human element; it must accord a place to courage, to boldness, even to rashness.
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To not only take risks, but to be open to life. To accept new views and to be open to new opinions.
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Once awakened by the silver trump of knowledge, my spirit was roused to eternal wakefulness.
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There are, however, times when I long to sweep away half the things I am expected to learn; for the overtaxed mind cannot enjoy the treasure it has secured at the greatest cost.
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A provision of endless apparatus, a bustle of infinite inquiry and research, or even the mere mechanical labour of copying, may be employed, to evade and shuffle off real labour—the real labour of thinking.
Joshua Reynoldsverified·Discourse XII, in Fifteen Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy·December 10, 1784
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We classify too much and enjoy too little.
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But we have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more are we capable of seeing.
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Time should not be allowed to pass without yielding fruits, in the form of something learnt worthy of being known, some good principle cultivated, or some good habit strengthened.