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Whatever turns the soul inward on itself, tends to concentre its forces, and to fit it for greater and stronger flights of science.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Whatever turns the soul inward on itself, tends to concentre its forces, and to fit it for greater and stronger flights…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke suggests that introspection strengthens the mind and prepares it for deeper intellectual pursuits.
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