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> [The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it has deep roots in the past and is almost universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rene-dubos/the-belief-that-we-can-manage-the-earth-and-improve-on-nature-is/)

[Rene Dubos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rene-dubos/)

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> [The first step in learning is the destruction of human conceit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plato/the-first-step-in-learning-is-the-destruction-of-human-conceit/)

[Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plato/)

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