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O world, thou choosest not the better part! it is not wisdom to be only wise, and on the inward vision close the eyes, but it is wisdom to believe the heart. columbus found a world, and had no chart, save one that faith deciphered in the skies; to trust the soul's invincible surmise was all his science and his only art.
-George Santayana
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O World, Thou Choosest Not The Better

George Santayana
O world, thou choosest not the better part! it is not wisdom to be only wise, and on the inward vision close the eyes, but it is wisdom to believe the heart. columbus found a world, and had no chart, save one that faith deciphered in the skies; to trust the soul's invincible surmise was all his science and his only art.
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