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The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive.
The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive.
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Progress cannot be organized.
Progress cannot be organized.
Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.
Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.
Barbarian invasions would be superfluous: we are our own Huns.
Barbarian invasions would be superfluous: we are our own Huns.
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.
Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the read more
Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in.
It's amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.
It's amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
