"Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things."

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There are many people who are so inclined to say "no" that the "no" always precedes whatever we say to them. This negative quality makes them so disagreeable that, even if they do what we want them to or agree with what we say, they always lose the pleasure that they might have received had they not started off so badly.

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable