"That we usually call Education is making man stupid."

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“I want to see what is there in the heart! Natural curiosity!”

“It is a cowardice to not move forward in opportunity. We cannot live in a life devoid of danger.”

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“What will we do with gold?" "It is better to eat nettles and satisfy our souls,”

“The thing which identifies is called eyes,understands is called brain, listens is called ear and feels is heart. To be devoid of these four things is the signs of being a beast.”

“Science cannot satisfy his curiosity and Man searches for glimpses beyond the Sciences through the magic of emotional and imaginative world, where man feels self-satisfied as if he is near the truth.”

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— Fanny Crosby

Music1820–1915

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"I said to your predecessor: 'You know what they're all saying, no more coals to Newcastle, no more Hoares to Paris.' The fellow didn't even laugh."

— George V of the United Kingdom

1865–1936

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"Finally, integral spirituality — as the very name "integral" implies — transcends and includes science, it does not exclude, repress, or deny science. To say that the spiritual currents of the cosmos …"

— Ken Wilber

Psychology1949

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"Oh! human stupidity, do you not perceive that, though you have been with yourself all your life, you are not yet aware of the thing you possess most of, that is of your folly? and then, with the crowd…"

— Leonardo da Vinci

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