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This is old, therefore it is good the other says, This is new, therefore it is better.

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Originality is undetected plagiarism.
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There is no law of progress. Our future is in our own hands, to make or to mar. It will be an uphill fight to the end, and would we have it otherwise? Let no one suppose that evolution will ever exempt us from struggles. 'You forget,' said the Devil, with a chuckle, 'that I have been evolving too.
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Boredom is a certain sign that we are allowing our faculties to rust in idleness.
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True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values.
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The right use of leisure is no doubt a harder problem than the right use of our working hours. The soul is dyed the color of its leisure thoughts.
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Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.
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