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Being the inventor of sex would seem to be a sufficient distinction for a creature just barely large enough to be seen by the naked eye.
Joseph Wood Krutch
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Joseph Wood Krutch
Age: 76 †
Born: 1893
Born: November 25
Died: 1970
Died: May 22
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Those whose conscience demands that they defy authority in some ways that involve great consequences must be willing to accept some penalty.
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Every time a value is born, existence takes on a new meaning every time one dies, some part of that meaning passes away.
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Not to have known - as most men have not - either the mountain or the desert is not to have known one's self. Not to have known one's self is to have known no one.
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The rare moment is not the moment when there is something worth looking at, but the moment when we are capable of seeing.
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Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.
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It is sometimes easier to head an institute for the study of child guidance than it is to turn one brat into a decent human being.
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