Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it.
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Sobriety diminishes, discriminates, and says no; drunkenness expands, unites, and says yes.
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Birth: | 11th January, 1842 |
Death: | 26th August, 1910 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Philosopher, Psychologist |
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