“I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.”
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) American business magnate and philanthropist
As quoted in Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life (2010) by Bryan Curtis, p. 75
“I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices.”
Source: Emile or On Education
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