We are really so prejudiced by our educations, that, as the ancients deified their heroes, we deify their madmen.
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- Author's profession: Statesman
- Nationality: british
- Born: September 22, 1694
- Died: March 24, 1773
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Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous "I don't know."...That is why I value that little phrase "I don't know" so highly. It's small, but it flies on mighty wings. It expands our lives to include spaces within us as well as the outer expanses in which our tiny Earth hangs suspended...Poets, if they're genuine, must always keep repeating "I don't know.
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