People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

Helen Keller
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The wise person knows that there is no such thing as the perfect solution, and sometimes there is no such thing as the perfect solution even if you think you know one. The wise person realizes that, for every solution to a problem, there is a multitude of other problems. So it is better to sit back and think about why you're having a problem in the first place.

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