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Learn everything; you will see afterwards that nothing is superfluous.
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The quote encourages broad learning rather than deciding too early that some subject is useless. Once you understand more, knowledge that seemed unrelated or unnecessary may reveal its value. Its message is to remain curious and open-minded, because the usefulness of information is not always clear at first.
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