Like the soil, mind is fertilized while it lies fallow, until a new bu…

John Dewey
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Like the soil, mind is fertilized while it lies fallow, until a new burst of bloom ensues. ✨ John Dewey (2005). Art as Experience, p.24, Penguin
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Like the soil, mind is fertilized while it lies fallow, until a new burst of bloom ensues. ✨ John Dewey (2005). Art as Experience, p.24, Penguin

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