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George Bernard Shaw

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.

George Bernard Shaw

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George Bernard Shaw is saying that a person who lacks understanding will twist complex ideas from philosophy, science, and art into nonsense or overly complicated rules. He criticizes university education for sometimes encouraging this kind of shallow or misguided thinking instead of true learning.

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