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 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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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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For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while. – Luther Burbank

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Belief is when someone else does the thinking. – Buckminster Fuller, 1972

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Believing is easier than thinking. Hence so many more believers than thinkers. – Bruce Calvert

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Some people do not become thinkers simply because their memories are too good. – Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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