Reality is infinitely diverse, compared with even the subtlest conclusions of abstract thought, and does not allow of clear-cut and sweeping distinctions. Reality resists classification.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Einstein’s quote, “Reality is infinitely diverse, compared with even the subtlest conclusions of abstract thought, and does not allow of clear-cut and sweeping distinctions,” says that reality is more complex than our thinking can comprehend. Reality is beyond our control because it doesn’t follow the rules that we humans think are true.

Source: The House Of The Dead

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