There was nothing like a museum for calming the mind, for putting the problems of everyday life in their true perspective. Here, surrounded by the in… - Arthur C. Clarke

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There was nothing like a museum for calming the mind, for putting the problems of everyday life in their true perspective. Here, surrounded by the infinite variety and wonder of Nature, he was reminded of truths he had forgotten. He was only one of a million million creatures that shared this planet Earth. The entire human race, with its hopes and fears, its triumphs and its follies, might be no more than an incident in the history of the world.