Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
Source: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942), p. 559
“A serious ape whom none take seriously,
Obliged in this fool's world to earn his nuts
By hard buffoonery.”
Book 1
The Spanish Gypsy (1868)
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By hard buffoonery." by George Eliot?
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The Night Is Large (1996), Introduction to Part III, Pseudoscience p. 171
Context: Debunking bad science should be constant obligation of the science community, even if it takes time away from serious research or seems to be a losing battle. One takes comfort from the fact there is no Gresham's laws in science. In the long run, good science drives out bad.
