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I do not value any view of the universe into which man and the ins

I do not value any view of the universe into which man and the institutions of man enter very largely and absorb much of the attention. Man is but the place where I stand, and the prospect hence is infinite. – Henry David Thoreau, journal, 1852 April 2nd

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It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man. – Aeschylus, Agamemnon

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The human species is made up of seven billion subspecies each consisting of one specimen. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Are we marionettes, or are we creatures of free will who just happen to have a lot of jerky reflexes? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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We have a world for each one, but we do not have a world for all. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, were very positive about the way we fight. At least we come out with a result. – Keith Emerson

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Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. Thats truly about the game, and in some ways thats about life too. – Michael Jordan

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The supreme satisfaction is to be able to despise ones neighbor and this fact goes far to account for religious intolerance. It is evidently consoling to reflect that the people next door are headed for hell. – Aleister Crowley

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