In the midst of all this great variety of subjects, an individual cannot attain to perfection in each, because it is scarcely in his power to take in and comprehend the general theories of them. Vitruvius
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Niccolò Machiavelli
Perhaps a man really dies when his brain stops, when he loses the power to take in a new idea. George Orwell
Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible. Yanni
You've gut to git up airly Ef you want to take in God. James Russell Lowell
Intelligence is the ability to take in information from the world and to find patterns in that information that allow you to organize your perceptions and understand the external world. Brian Greene