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If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; bu

If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ah, but a mans reach should exceed his grasp,
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An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery. – Enrico Fermi

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They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea. – Francis Bacon

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