A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

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"But the word “right” is one of the most deceptive of pitfalls; it is so easy to slip from a qualified meaning in the premise to an unqualified one in the conclusion. Most rights are qualified."

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"Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold."

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"The mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."

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"A man's mind, stretched by new ideas, may never return to its original dimensions."

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Growth

"A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Growth

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