Our wretched species is so made that those who walk the beaten path always throw stones at those who teach a new path.
Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer [pseud. of Francois-Marie Arouet]
Philosophical Dictionary, “Literature and Writers” (1764) [tr. Besterman (1971)]
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