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    Society is only possible on these terms, that the individual finds therein a strengthening of his own ego and his own will.

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The meaning of life is that it stops.

The meaning of life is that it stops.

by Franz Kafka Found in: Society Quotes,
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Don't ask the barber whether you need a haircut.

Don't ask the barber whether you need a haircut.

by Daniel Greenberg Found in: Society Quotes,
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If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.

If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.

by Paul Ehrlich Found in: Society Quotes,
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

by Greek Proverb Found in: Society Quotes,
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The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will read more

The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death...

by Paul Ehrlich Found in: Society Quotes,
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Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.

Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.

by Aesop Found in: Society Quotes,
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It is appropriate here to recall that the so-called Dark Ages began with the flight of the individuals into the read more

It is appropriate here to recall that the so-called Dark Ages began with the flight of the individuals into the protection of lords or chapters and came to an end when the individual again found it to his advantage to set forth on his own. We live at a time when everything conspires to push the individual into the fold.

by Bertrand De Jouvenal Found in: Society Quotes,
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No one in this world, so far as I know- and I have researched the records for years, and employed read more

No one in this world, so far as I know- and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me- has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Society Quotes,
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Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.

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