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• In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every…
• Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that…
• The most fatal illusion is the settled point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills…
• People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking…
• I have no objections to churches so long as they do not interfere with God's work.
• After each war there is a little less democracy left to save.
• This nation was built by men who took risks-pioneers who were not afraid of the wilderness, businessmen who were not afraid of…
• There should be a dash of the amateur in criticism. For the amateur is a man of enthusiasm who has not settled…
• Everyone in daily life carries such a heavy mixed burden on his own conscience that he is reluctant to penalize those who…
• The cheese and wine party has the form of friendship without the warmth and devotion. It is a device either for getting…
• Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first.
• Say "Yes" to the seedlings and a giant forest cleaves the sky. Say "Yes" to the universe and the planets become your…

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