Man, surrounded by facts, permitting himself no surprise, no intuitive…

Albert Einstein
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Man, surrounded by facts, permitting himself no surprise, no intuitive flash, no great hypothesis, no risk, is in a locked cell. Ignorance cannot seal the mind and imagination more securely.
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