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If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation. – William Hazlitt

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People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel. – William Hazlitt

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The seat of knowledge is in the head of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right. – William Hazlitt

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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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If there were no bad speculations there could be no good investments; if there were no wild ventures there would be no brilliantly successful enterprises. – F. W. Hirst

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Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of speculation; but which ought to be called Gambling. – William Cobbett

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Choose an attitude of wonderment, taking in all that is being said without assuming you already know what the speaker is talking about. Let go of jumping ahead to finish his or her thoughts. In order to learn you have to risk change…changing your mind! – Dwight Frindt

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