Quote by H.G. Wells
The forceps of our minds are clumsy things and crush the truth a l

The forceps of our minds are clumsy things and crush the truth a little in the course of taking hold of it. – H.G. Wells

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. – H.G. Wells

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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. – H.G. Wells

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The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have. – John Locke, 16 May 1699

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…the thoughtful excitement of lonely rambles, of gardening, and of other like occupations, where the mind has leisure to must during the healthful activity of the body, with the fresh and wakeful breezes blowing round it… – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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We use 10% of our brains. Imagine how much we could accomplish if we used the other 60%. – Ellen Degeneres

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He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. – William Drummond, Academical Questions

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