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The human understanding is no dry light, but receives infusion from the will and affections; whence proceeds sciences which may be called "sciences as...more

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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

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We must understand the Cosmos as it is and not confuse how it is with how we wish it to be.

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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

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Science gropes and staggers toward improved understanding.