Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment.
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I reject most conventional wisdom.
Conventional wisdom is not always the best wisdom.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
Conventional wisdom tells us to avoid taking unalterable action while at a low point in life. I have never been conventional.
You see, I am a very conventional scientist, really.
It's not an experiment if you know it's going to work.
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
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