JeanJacques RousseauThe bounds of human possibility are not as confining as we think they are; they are made to seem to be tight by our weaknesses, our vices, our prejudices that confine them.
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Helen Keller said, “The bounds of human possibility are not as confining as we think they are; they are made to seem to be tight by our weaknesses, our vices, our prejudices that confine them.” The truth is that the bounds of human possibility are not as confining as we think they are. We only think that because of our weaknesses, our vices, and our prejudices. The idea is that if we were stronger, perhaps there would be no limits on the things we could do.
Source: The Social Contract
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