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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Our expenses are all for conformity.”

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American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

“What is wanted - whether this is admitted or not - is nothing less than a fundamental remolding, indeed weakening and abolition of the individual: one never tires of enumerating and indicating all that is evil and inimical, prodigal, costly, extravagant in the form individual existence has assumed hitherto, one hopes to manage more cheaply, more safely, more equitably, more uniformly if there exist only large bodies and their members.”

Ifs Body Wanted Form Evil Individual Existence Members Fundamentals Individuality Manage Tire Abolition Extravagant Weakening Prodigals

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“But society has now fairly got the better of individuality; and the danger which threatens human nature is not the excess, but the deficiency, of personal Impulses and preferences.”

Humans Human Nature Danger Individuality Impulse Excess Individualism Preference Deficiency

Book:The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill

Source: The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill

“A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.”

Ifs War Enemy Defeated

Author:Eric Hoffer

“Hear no ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.”

Speak Enemy Ill Poor Richard

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“I would rather have five energetic and competent enemies than one fool friend.”

Enemy Five Fool Competent Energetic

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“The frying pan you should give to your enemy. Food should not be prepared in fat. Our bodies are adapted to a stone age diet of roots and vegetables.”

Giving Should Body Age Science Enemy Stones Roots Prepared Fats Diets Vegetables Be Prepared Adapted Frying Stone Age Frying Pans

Author:Denis Parsons Burkitt

“Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over.”

Ifs Knows World Way Want Running Age Turns Good Mood

Author:Miriam Makeba

“Old age is the verdict of life.”

Age Aging Old Age Verdict

Book:All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart

Source: All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart

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