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It is not death or dying that is tragic, but rather to have existed without fully participating in life- that is the deepest personal tragedy.

Edward Abbey

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
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Philosopher
Screenwriter
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Edward Paul Abbey
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Proverbs save us the trouble of thinking. What we call folk wisdom is often no more than a kind of expedient stupidity.
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