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La Rochefoucauld 482: The mind attaches itself by idleness and habit to whatever is easy or pleasant.
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The mind attaches itself by idleness and habit to whatever is easy or pleasant. This habit always places bounds to our knowledge, and no one has ever yet taken the pains to enlarge and expand his mind to the full extent of its capacities.
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François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665) · laroch_482
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