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Socrates on "wisdom "

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.

John Finley on "uncertainty "

Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Isadora Duncan on "communication "

If I could say it, I wouldn' t have to dance it.

Emily Dickinson on "the mind "

The Brain-is wider than the Sky-
For-put them side by side-
The one the other will contain
With ease-and You-beside-

Susanne Langer on "symbolizing "

The basic need, which certainly is obvious only in man, is the need of symbolization. The symbol-making function is one of man' s primary activities, like eating, looking, or moving about. It is the fundamental process of the mind, and goes on all the time.

Alfred Korzybski on "symbols "

Man' s achievements rest on the use of symbols.

Marcel Proust on "discovery "

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
 

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