Nothing is so dangerous to the progress of the human mind than to assu…

Humphry Davy
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Nothing is so dangerous to the progress of the human mind than to assume that our views of science are ultimate, that there are no mysteries in nature, that our triumphs are complete and that there are no new worlds to conquer.
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