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# Our usual failing is that only what is new and extraordinary makes an impression on us
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/obyknovennaia-nasha-pogreshnost-est-to-chto-tolko-novoe-i-neobyknovennoe-delaet-na-nas-vpechatlenie/
- Published: 2024-06-05T17:07:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:33:35.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Books, Observations

Our usual failing is that only what is new and extraordinary makes an impression on us. The ordinary, what we see every day and make use of, however great, ingenious and excellent it may be, holds either little charm for us or none at all, and does not draw our attention