Human thought is not a firework, ever shooting off fresh forms and shapes as it burns; it is a tree, growing very slowly - you can watch it long and see no movement - very silently, unnoticed. (Jerome K. Jerome)

Human thought is not a firework, ever shooting off fresh forms and shapes as it burns; it is a tree, growing very slowly - you can watch it long and see no movement - very silently, unnoticed.

Jerome K. Jerome

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