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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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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Every time Europe looks across the Atlantic to see the American Eagle, it observes only the rear end of an ostrich. – H.G. Wells

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Think any way you please, but know why. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Irons rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. – Leonardo da Vinci, Notebooks, 1508

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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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