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Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Every Now And Then A Man's Mind

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.
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