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Quote by Bertrand Russell
With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long p

With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine. – Bertrand Russell

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In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word. – Bertrand Russell

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Experience
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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. – Bertrand Russell

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The masters eye is the best fertilizer. – Pliny The Elder

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Like a gardener I believe what goes down must come up. – Lynwood L. Giacomini

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Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, like other farmers, flourish and complain. – George Crabbe

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There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for it or not, it is there, haunting his daydreams when the burden of debt is most unbearable. – Fawn M. Brodie

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