“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.”
"Variations on a Philosopher" in Themes and Variations (1950)
Source: Brave New World
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Source: [Wiener, N., A New Theory of Measurement: A Study in the Logic of Mathematics, Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society, s2-19, 1, 1921, 181–205, 0024-6115, 10.1112/plms/s2-19.1.181]
“We take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”

Games for Actors and non-Actors (1992)
Context: In its most archaic sense, theatre is the capacity possessed by human beings—and not by animals—to observe themselves in action. Humans are capable of seeing themselves in the act of seeing, of thinking their emotions, of being moved by their thoughts. They can see themselves here and imagine themselves there; they can see themselves today and imagine themselves tomorrow. This is why humans are able to identify (themselves and others) and not merely to recognise.

“You are an infinite spiritual being having a temporary human experience.”
“Why do we have such a finite capacity for pleasure but an infinite one for pain?”
Source: The Other Side of the Story
Quoted from: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Lake Louise, Canada (1968) - MaharishiUniversity http://www.bienfaits-meditation.com/en/maharishi/videos/mechanics-of-the-technique