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I feel that what is probably the greatest enemy of longevity is popularity, and most people die of popularity.

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Good news is only really good to those directly involved. Most people lead such futile and useless lives that only bad news makes them feel better. If not better, certainly gooder. If one cannot gain recognition for anything else, he can rest well with the assurance that he is good, which in most case equates with right.
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