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The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort.

Ezra Pound

Consider the way of the scientists rather than the way of an advertising agent for a new soap.
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Advertisement Science Soap Way
The difference between a gun and a tree is a difference of tempo. The tree explodes every spring.
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Difference Spring Tree Weapon
Rhythm must have meaning.
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Meaning One Liner Rhythm
Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.
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Ourselves Poetry Stars Willing
Speak against unconscious oppression, Speak against the tyranny of the unimaginative, Speak against bonds.
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Bond Imagination Oppression Talk
If a patron buys from an artist who needs money (needs money to buy tools, time, food), the patron then makes himself equal to the artist; he is building art into the world; he creates.
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Artist Build Creation Equality Money World
It is the business of the artist to make humanity aware of itself.
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Artist Aware Business Humanity
Every great change is simple.
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Change Greatness One Liner Simplicity
Either move or be moved.
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Choice Deep Move One Liner
It doesn’t matter which leg of your table you make first, so long as the table has four legs and will stand up solidly when you have finished it.
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Finish Solid Stand Table Yourself
Wars are made to make debt.
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Loan One Liner War
The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.
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Mistake Prejudice Stupidity Worst
The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language.
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Human Language Sum Wisdom
Why fight for a flag when you can buy one for a nickel.
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Fight Flag Yourself
The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.
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Act Imply People Point Quiet Ring Symbol
Christ can very well stand as an heroic figure. The hero need not be of wisdom all compounded. Also he is not wholly to blame for the religion that’s been foisted on to him.
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Blame Hero Himself Religion Stand Wisdom

The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort.

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