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If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing.

Voltaire
Learning, Science, Thinking
Francois Voltaire (1977). “The Portable Voltaire”, p.67, Penguin
If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing.