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English 10/10H
Critical Lens worksheet #4
Directions: Read each of the critical lens statements and provide an interpretation of each one (in your own words) in the space provided.
1. “Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension.” --Oliver Wendall Holmes
2. “In a dark time, the eye begins to see…” –Theodore Roethke
3. “The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” – William Shakespeare
4. “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sail.” -- Louisa May Alcott
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