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Q: What is a fundamental mistake of man’s?A: To think that he is alive, when he has merely fallen asleep in life’s waiting-room.

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People used to play with toys.Now the toys play with them.
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People today are in danger of drowning in information; but, because they have been taught that information is useful, they are more willing to drown than they need be. If they could handle information, they would not have to drown at all.
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It is not only a matter of not caring who knows - it is also a matter of knowing who cares.
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To 'see both sides' of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides.
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A motto of the human race: Let me do as I like, and give me approval as well.
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Banality is like boredom: bored people are boring people, people who think that things are banal are themselves banal.Interesting people can find something interesting in all things.
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People cannot handle prejudice because they try to deal with the symptom. Prejudice is the symptom, wrong assumptions are the cause.'Prejudice is the daughter of assumption.
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Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?
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