Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.

Or, as Sextus, the ancient Pythagorian philosopher, said, “The wise man is always similar to himself.” –

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