"I know that most men—not only those considered clever, but even those who really are clever and capable of understanding the most difficult scientific, mathematical or philosophic problems—can seldom discern even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as obliges them to admit the falsity of conclusions they have formed, perhaps with great difficulty—conclusions of which they are proud, which they have taught to others, and on which they have built their lives."
Count Lev Nikolayevich (aka Leo) Tolstoy in "What Is Art?" 1897
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