"Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences."
-Norman Cousins
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"The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny.“
-Norman Cousins
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"The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself."
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"Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man."
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