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Only God helps the badly dressed.
Only God helps the badly dressed.
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough read more
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. - Life and Letters of Thomas Huxley.
It is not a fragrant world.
It is not a fragrant world.
If there is no struggle there is no progress.
If there is no struggle there is no progress.
Every change in conditions will make necessary some change in the use of resources, in the direction and kind of read more
Every change in conditions will make necessary some change in the use of resources, in the direction and kind of human activities, in habits and practices. And each change in the actions of those affected in the first instance will require further adjustments that will gradually extend through the whole of society. Every change thus in a sense creates a "problem" for society, even though no single individual perceives it as such; it is gradually "solved" by the establishment of a new overall adjustment.
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
No amount of artificial reinforcement can offset the natural inequalities of human individuals.
No amount of artificial reinforcement can offset the natural inequalities of human individuals.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
The Greeks invented logic but were not fooled by it.
The Greeks invented logic but were not fooled by it.
