Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.
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All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.
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The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates us from reality like a fog.
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The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.
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