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Perplexity quotes

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“Plain question and plain answer make the shortest road out of most perplexities.” Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

“A man becomes a philosopher by reason of a certain perplexity, from which he seeks to free himself.” Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation

“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment” Rumi, Masnavi

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