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But for nearly all of human history, a new idea was a dangerous idea.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},2998126,"Especially riches pulled from the ground. Two-thirds of all American workers labored on farms, with sweat and muscle the only fuels. “There was no quittin’ time and no startin’ time,” a folk proverb declared. “It was all the time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},2998117,"In the century of Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Pascal, and Newton,” one historian wrote, “the most versatile genius of all was Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},759645,"The usual consolations of life, friendship and sex included, appealed to Newton hardly at all. Art, literature, and music had scarcely more allure. He dismissed the classical sculptures in the Earl of Pembroke's renowned collection as \"stone dolls.\" He waved poetry aside as \"a kind of ingenious nonsense.\" He rejected opera after a single encounter. \"The first Act I heard with pleasure, the 2d stretch'd my patience, at the 3d I ran away.",2,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[41,46,51],{"id":42,"tag":43},3611888,{"id":44,"tag_name":45},3,"humor",{"id":47,"tag":48},3611890,{"id":49,"tag_name":50},352,"science",{"id":52,"tag":53},3611889,{"id":54,"tag_name":55},28626,"isaac-newton",{"id":57,"quote_text":58,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":59,"source":60,"quote_tag":61,"commentary":72},733869,"...religion focused far more on damnation than on consolation.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[62,67],{"id":63,"tag":64},3549352,{"id":65,"tag_name":66},102,"religion",{"id":68,"tag":69},3549350,{"id":70,"tag_name":71},19330,"damnation","**The Backstory**\nEdward Dolnick, an American author and journalist, wrote these words in his book \"The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century.\" The book, published in 2008, explores the intersection of art, forgery, and human psychology. During this time, Dolnick was likely reflecting on the darker aspects of human nature and the ways in which people seek solace and meaning.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath Dolnick's statement is a profound observation about the human condition. He's highlighting a paradox: while religion is often seen as a source of comfort and guidance, it frequently focuses on the threat of punishment and damnation rather than offering genuine solace. This paradox reveals a fundamental aspect of human psychology, where the fear of loss and the promise of salvation can be more potent motivators than the promise of happiness or fulfillment.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's fast-paced, often anxiety-ridden world, Dolnick's insight can be applied by acknowledging that our deepest fears and insecurities can be more powerful drivers of motivation than our aspirations. By recognizing and working with these fears, professionals and creatives can tap into a more authentic source of inspiration and drive, rather than simply relying on positive affirmations or empty encouragement.",{"id":74,"quote_text":75,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":76,"source":77,"quote_tag":78,"commentary":9},616149,"The question was not whether the world would end but how soon the end would come.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[79,84],{"id":80,"tag":81},3216814,{"id":82,"tag_name":83},4715,"revelation",{"id":85,"tag":86},3216812,{"id":87,"tag_name":88},25114,"end-of-the-world",{"id":90,"quote_text":91,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":92,"source":93,"quote_tag":94,"commentary":9},64293,"They believed in angles and alchemy and the devil, and they believed that the universe followed precise, mathematical laws.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[95,100,105],{"id":96,"tag":97},446435,{"id":98,"tag_name":99},58,"universe",{"id":101,"tag":102},446433,{"id":103,"tag_name":104},67,"angels",{"id":106,"tag":107},446432,{"id":108,"tag_name":109},13752,"alchemy",{"currentPage":111,"totalPages":111,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":112},1,10]