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Quote by Clarence Day
We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand but the

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways. – Clarence Day

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Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character. – Clarence Day

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Age
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A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health. – Clarence Day

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finance
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Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts. – Clarence Day

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All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost – the most legitimate – passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one. – Marquis de Sade

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Nature

If you dont know how to die, dont worry Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you dont bother your head about it. – Michel de Montaigne

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Nature

Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them. – Salvador Dali

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Nature

My recollection of a hundred lovely lakes has given me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled thinking of our modern day. It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful. – Hamlin Garland

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A gun gives you the body, not the bird. – Henry David Thoreau

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So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But Ive got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are. – Tony Campolo

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Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books – but it is terrible when one has to live it. – Jean Anouilh

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If you have to fight a crowd of boys, its best to go for the biggest one. That way you wont have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect. – Suzanne Vega

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