From Jacques Barzun's Begin Here: The Forgotten Conditions of Teaching and Learning
All new machinery is exciting when new; it soon loses its charm, for the mechanical does not stimulate thought, and as a wise man said: "Most important things aren't exciting. Most exciting things aren't important. Not every problem has a good solution."


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