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    The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied but written off as trash. The twentieth-century consumer economy has produced the first culture for which a beggar is a reminder of nothing.

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When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, "I can't.".

When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, "I can't.".

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When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But read more

When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.

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Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.

Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.

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Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

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A good rest is half the work. -Yugoslav Proverb.

A good rest is half the work. -Yugoslav Proverb.

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It's the men behind who "make" the man ahead.

It's the men behind who "make" the man ahead.

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I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

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Thought is the labour of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

Thought is the labour of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

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