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for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men

Herman Melville

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All deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea, while the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the treacherous, slavish shore.
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Only the man who says no is free
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