A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he …

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. ✨ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1896). Morse, John T.Life and letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes
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