24 Quotes by Robert A. Burton

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    Hiring the mind as a consultant for understanding the mind feels like the metaphoric equivalent of asking a known con man for his self-appraisal and letter of reference.

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    Compassion, empathy, and humility can only arise out of recognizing that our common desires are differently expressed.

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    The history of science is the back-and-forth movement of trial-and-error advances and retreats, punctuated by moments of brilliance and marred by periods of excess.

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    Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all, the surest reposals, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity.

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