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Birth and death are so closely related that one could not destroy

Birth and death are so closely related that one could not destroy either without destroying the other at the same time. It is extinction that makes creation possible. – Samuel Butler

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People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable. – Samuel Butler

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God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor. – Samuel Butler

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Living substance conquers the frenzy of destruction only in the ecstasy of procreation. – Walter Benjamin

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I came to the place of my birth and cried, The friends of my youth, where are they? And echo answered, Where are they? – Arabic Proverb

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It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born. – James Augustine

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Abortion is a skillfully marketed product sold to women at a crisis time in their life. If the product is defective, she cant return it for a refund. – Carol Evertt

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