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Quote by Albert Einstein
If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary in

If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and seeking satisfaction only for their own selves, the result for them all taken together must be a state of insecurity, of fear, and of promiscuous misery. – Albert Einstein

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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for theres no risk of accident for someone whos dead. – Albert Einstein

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What is peculiar in the life of a man consists not in his obedience, but his opposition, to his instincts. In one direction or another he strives to live a supernatural life. – Henry David Thoreau

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