“The nice thing about having a brain is that one can learn, that ignorance can be supplanted by knowledge, and that small bits of knowledge can gradually pile up into substantial heaps.”

—  Douglas Hofstadter , book Le Ton beau de Marot

Le Ton beau de Marot (1997) chapter 8 p. 234

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