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George McGovern

(8,087 posts) Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:09 AM Jun 19

"The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (Original Post) George McGovern Jun 19 OP

A human can live dweller Jun 19 #1

Sad, isn't it? LoisB Jun 19 #3

Thanks dweller. Apparently so. George McGovern Jun 19 #4

Great quote. Emerson or Oliver Wendell Holmes? I have to look it up. LoisB Jun 19 #2

Thank You Lois! George McGovern Jun 19 #5

dweller

(26,852 posts)

1. A human can live

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:52 AM

Jun 19

for about 4-6 minutes without oxygen
about 3-5 days without water
about 1-2 months without food
and apparently a whole lifetime without an original thought

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LoisB

(11,107 posts)

3. Sad, isn't it?

Reply to dweller (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:54 AM

Jun 19

George McGovern

(8,087 posts)

4. Thanks dweller. Apparently so.

Reply to dweller (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 08:02 AM

Jun 19

LoisB

(11,107 posts)

2. Great quote. Emerson or Oliver Wendell Holmes? I have to look it up.

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:53 AM

Jun 19

George McGovern

(8,087 posts)

5. Thank You Lois!

Reply to LoisB (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 08:03 AM

Jun 19

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