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The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. Plutarch

23Nov2008 In : Quotes
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
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Man’s mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled. Dorothea Brande
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Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire. Henry Miller

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