The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into it that counts, but how much it digests - if you try to feed it with a shovel you get bad results. (Albert Jay Nock)

The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into it that counts, but how much it digests - if you try to feed it with a shovel you get bad results.

Albert Jay Nock

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