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There is incredible generosity in the potentialities of Nature. We only have to discover how to utilize them.

E. F. Schumacher

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E. F. Schumacher
Age: 66 †
Born: 1911
Born: August 16
Died: 1977
Died: September 4
Economist
Philosopher
Statistician
Bonn
Germany
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher
Utilize
Generosity
Incredible
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Nature
Potentialities

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I cannot predict the wind but I can have my sail ready.
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