"It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories."
-Georg C. Lichtenberg
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"We cannot remember too often that when we observe nature, and especially the ordering of nature, it is always ourselves alone we are observing.“
-Georg C. Lichtenberg
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"You are forever alone."
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