To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an en…

Arthur Conan Doyle
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To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (1993). The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes, p.789, Wordsworth Editions
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