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It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us

It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn. – Eric Hoffer

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It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate. – Eric Hoffer

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In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. – Eric Hoffer

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Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish their claims on truth, justice and freedom and have to replace them with the search for truth, justice, freedom and reason. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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By the time I have money to burn, my fire will have burnt out. – Author Unknown

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Our age knows nothing but reaction, and leaps from one extreme to another. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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To know how to grow old is the master-work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living. – Henri Amiel

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