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Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones." "But the Solar System!" DEPEND UPON IT THERE COMES A TIME FOR WHEN EVERY ADDITION OF KNOWLEDGE YOU FORGET SOMETHING THAT YOU KNEW BEFORE IT IS OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE THEREFORE NOT TO USELESS FACTS ELBOWING OUT THE USEFUL ONES BUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM
 the earth travelled round the sun appeared to be to me such an extraordinary fact that I could hardly realize it. “You appear to be astonished,” he said, smiling at my expression of surprise. “Now that I do know it I shall do my best to forget it.” “To forget it!” “You see,” he explained, “I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skilful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work, but of these he has a large assortment, and all in the most perfect order. It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. RY SHOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THE EARTH TRAVELLED ROUND THE SUN APPEARED TO BE TO ME SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY FACT THAT I COULD HARDLY REALIZE IT YOU APPEAR TO BE ASTONISHED HE SAID SMILING AT MY EXPRESSION OF SURPRISE NOW THAT I DO KNOW IT I SHALL DO MY BEST TO FORGET IT TO FORGET IT YOU SEE HE EXPLAINED I CONSIDER THAT A MAN'S BRAIN ORIGINALLY IS LIKE A LITTLE EMPTY ATTIC AND YOU HAVE TO STOCK IT WITH SUCH FURNITURE AS YOU CHOOSE A FOOL TAKES IN ALL THE LUMBER OF EVERY SORT THAT HE COMES ACROSS SO THAT THE KNOWLEDGE WHICH MIGHT BE USEFUL TO HIM GETS CROWDED OUT OR AT BEST IS JUMBLED UP WITH A LOT OF OTHER THINGS SO THAT HE HAS A DIFFICULTY IN LAYING HIS HANDS UPON IT NOW THE SKILFUL WORKMAN IS VERY CAREFUL INDEED AS TO WHAT HE TAKES INTO HIS BRAIN ATTIC HE WILL HAVE NOTHING BUT THE TOOLS WHICH MAY HELP HIM IN DOING HIS WORK BUT OF THESE HE HAS A LARGE ASSORTMENT AND ALL IN THE MOST PERFECT ORDER IT IS A MISTAKE TO THINK THAT THAT LITTLE ROOM HAS ELASTIC WALLS AND CAN DISTEND TO ANY EXTENT
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