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It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct. – Sigmund Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents

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Man — despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments — owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains. – Author and exact wording unknown, I’ve been told this was quoted by Paul H

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Sunday is the core of our civilization, dedicated to thought and reverence. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucius

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I always wear the same thing at home. I cant be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about. – Barbra Streisand

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God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us. – Joel Osteen

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