Quote by Henry Miller
The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And pe

The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And people who are wasteful are not wise, neither can they remain young and vigorous. In order to transmute energy to higher and more subtle levels one must first conserve it. – Henry Miller

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Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the existence of an evil, which, oddly enough, is consciousness. – Henry Miller

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All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience. – Henry Miller

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The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at his word, to see in his work a fulfillment instead of an horizon. – Henry Miller

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Excess
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Riches are for spending. – Francis Bacon

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Excess

We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day. – William Shakespeare

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The biggest waste of water in the country is when you spend half a pint and flush two gallons. – Prince Philip Edinburgh

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To go too far is as bad as to fall short. – Confucius

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