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John Wilkins Quotes: 'Tis certain that our senses are extremely disproportioned for comprehending the whole compass and latitude of things.
         

'Tis certain that our senses are extremely disproportioned for comprehending the whole compass and latitude of things.


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Obscurity in writing is commonly an argument of darkness in the mind. The greatest learning is to be seen in the greatest plainness.

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