The world fears a new experience more than it fears anything. Because …

D. H. Lawrence
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The world fears a new experience more than it fears anything. Because a new experience displaces so many old experiences. . . . The world doesn't fear a new idea. It can pigeon-hole any idea. But it can't pigeon-hole a real new experience. ✨ D. H. Lawrence (1966). Selected Poems of D.h. Lawrence, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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