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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight o

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. – André Gide

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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves — in finding themselves. – André Gide

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Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the edge. – Author Unknown

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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. – Marcel Proust

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Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination. – John Dewey, The Quest for Certainty, 1929

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