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“But lo! Men have become the tools of their tools. The man who independently plucked the fruits when he was hungry is become a farmer; and he who stood under a tree for shelter, a housekeeper.”

“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.”

“[M]any of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.”