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All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part o

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income. – Samuel Butler

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The world will only, in the end, follow those who have despised as well as served it. – Samuel Butler

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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance. – Hannah Arendt

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

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