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But man's capacities have never been measured; nor are we to judge of what he can do by any precedents, so little have been tried.

Henry David Thoreau
Learning, Men, Judging
Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.158, Penguin
But man's capacities have never been measured; nor are we to judge of what he can do by any precedents, so little have been tried.