A mind that questions everything, unless strong enough to bear the wei…

Emile Durkheim
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A mind that questions everything, unless strong enough to bear the weight of its ignorance, risks questioning itself and being engulfed in doubt. ✨ Emile Durkheim (2005). Suicide: A Study in Sociology, p.245, Routledge
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