"That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be…" — Horace

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• It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder and violence every single day should be avoided entirely, but the… — Phyllis Diller
• In my opinion there is no other salvation for civilization and even for the human race than the creation of… — Albert Einstein
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• With engineering, I view this year's failure as next year's opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to… — Gordon Moore
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• In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that… — Francois Fenelon

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