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The public do not know enough to be experts, but know enough to de

The public do not know enough to be experts, but know enough to decide between them. – Samuel Butler

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To himself everyone is an immortal. He may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. – Samuel Butler

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Immortality
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Heaven is the work of the best and kindest men and women. Hell is the work of prigs, pedants and professional truth-tellers. The world is an attempt to make the best of Heaven and Hell. – Samuel Butler

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What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and its charming. – Edgar Degas

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The more the world is specialized the more it will be run by generalists. – Marcel Masse

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We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician. – Felix Frankfurter

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An expert is someone who knows a lot about the past. – Tom Hopkins

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