John Keats — "The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up ones mind about no…"
The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up ones mind about nothing.
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From a letter to George and Tom Keats, elaborating on his concept of Negative Capability, advocating for intellectual openness and resisting definitive conclusions.
Date: 1817
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