Quote#Wisdom
The mind petrifies if a circle be drawn around it, and it can hardly…
Quote byGeorge Moore · 1852–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hail and Farewell (1912), vol. 2: Salve, Kessinger Publishing, 2005, , ch. XV (p. 36)..
English (original)
The mind petrifies if a circle be drawn around it, and it can hardly be denied that dogma draws a circle round the mind.
— George Moore
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