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“Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity,”
“Strive for minimum waste, minimum profit, maximum distribution.”
― My Life And Work
― My Life And Work
“The problem with wise people. They always know what is wrong. So I never employ an expert in full bloom.”
― My Life And Work
― My Life And Work
“The end of money is not ease but the opportunity to perform more service.”
― My Life And Work
― My Life And Work
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
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