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Quote by James Thurber
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. – James Thurber

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The story of Harold Ross, the New Yorker and me is a mere footnote to the story of our time, and we might as well face the truth that to researchers of the future, poking about among the ruins of time, we shall all be tiny glitters. But then, so are diamonds. – James Thurber

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The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road. – James Thurber

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A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top. – Author Unknown

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The road was new to me, as roads always are going back. – Sarah Orne Jewett, The Country Road of Pointed Firs, 1896

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The map is not the territory. – Alfred Korzybski

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There are things I have wanted so long that I would only consent to have them if I could keep wanting them. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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