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The master of...

The master of...

The master of a single trade can support a family. The master of seven trades cannot support himself. The wind is...

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Feeling good about...

Feeling good about...

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the...

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Original thought is...

Original thought is...

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly...

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The shortest recorded...

The shortest recorded...

The shortest recorded period of time lies between the minute you put some money away for a rainy day and the...

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Crude classifications and...

Crude classifications and...

Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of the organized life.

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Cycle tracks will...

Cycle tracks will...

Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia.

Source: A Modern Utopia, ch. 2, sct. 3...

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Civilisation --a heap...

Civilisation --a heap...

Civilisation --a heap of rubble scavenged by scrawny English Lit. vultures.

Source:...

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Phases of the...

Phases of the...

Phases of the creative process: Preparation-gathering impressions Incubation-letting go of certainties...

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Commit to CANI!...

Commit to CANI!...

Commit to CANI! -- Constant And Never-ending Improvement.

Source: In

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Ask a man...

Ask a man...

Ask a man which way he is going to vote, and he will probably tell you. Ask him, however, why, and vagueness is...

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An aphorism never...

An aphorism never...

An aphorism never coincides with the truth: it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half...

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Being a Negro...

Being a Negro...

Being a Negro writer these days is a racket and I'm going to make the most of it while it lasts. About twice a year I...

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Consistency is the...

Consistency is the...

Consistency is the paste jewel that only cheap men cherish.

Source: In The...

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Ages when custom...

Ages when custom...

Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophecy. The moralist cannot teach what is revealed; he must...

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Corrupt, stupid grasping...

Corrupt, stupid grasping...

Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and...

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An optimist is...

An optimist is...

An optimist is a guy that never has had much experience.

Source: 'archy and...

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Evolution is not...

Evolution is not...

Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law.

Source: In

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One would suppose...

One would suppose...

One would suppose in reading them that women possess but one class of physical organs, and that these are always...

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Never reveal all...

Never reveal all...

Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if...

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No one's going...

No one's going...

No one's going to be able to operate without a grounding in the basic sciences. Language would be helpful, although...

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