I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but…

William Hazlitt
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I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
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If our hours were all serene, we might probably take almost as little note of them as the dial does of those that are clouded. ✨ William Hazlitt (1839). Sketches and Essays, p.69
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To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead. ✨ William Hazlitt (1913). Selections from William Hazlitt, Boston, New Yor … ▶

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