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They learn when they do, which isn't often, on their own, the hard way. Human beings hardly ever learn from the experience of others. To get anywhere, or even live a long time, a man has to guess, and guess right, over and over again, without enough data for a logical answer. The whole principle is wrong it's like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can't eat steak. Heinlein, Lazarus Long, Time Enough for Love (The Notebooks of Lazarus Long) Engrave this quote in Our Store! |īelief gets in the way of learning. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything. Theology is never any help it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Heinlein, from Time Enough for Love: Notebooks of Lazarus Long Click this icon to engrave the quote on mugs, bookmarks, t-shirts and much moreĪ human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
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