My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah,

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends — it gives a lovely light! – Edna St. Vincent Millay

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We are no longer in a state of growth; we are in a state of excess. We are living in a society of excrescence. The boil is growing out of control, recklessly at cross purposes with itself, its impacts multiplying as the causes disintegrate. – Jean Baudrillard

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Every day you waste is one you can never make up. – George Allen

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Willful waste brings woeful want. – Thomas Fuller

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I hold this as a rule of life: Too much of anything is bad. – Terence

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