There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think about it.

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There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think about it. - Alain de Botton

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There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think about it. - Martin Heidegger quotes