George Pólya quote: Quite often, when an idea that could be helpful presents itself, we do not appreciate it, for it is so ...

Quite often, when an idea that could be helpful presents itself, we do not appreciate it, for it is so inconspicuous. The expert has, perhaps, no more ideas than the inexperienced, but appreciates more what he has and uses it better.

~ George Pólya ~

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