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“Il raccolto della mia vita non è fondamento di nulla, né del mio tempo, adesso, né in nessun altro tempo, mai. Ma perché dovremmo essere utili, e rispetto a chi? Chi ha diviso il mondo in inutile e utile, e con quale diritto? Il cardo non ha il diritto di vivere, oppure il Topo che mangia il grano nei depositi, le Api e i Fuchi, la gramigna e le rose? Ma quale mente ha avuto la faccia tosta di giudicare chi è migliore e chi peggiore? L'albero grande, storto e pieno di buchi, è durato per secoli e non è stato tagliato perché in nessun caso se ne sarebbe potuto fare alcunché. Questo esempio dovrebbe risollevare lo spirito di quelli come me. Tutti conoscono i vantaggi dell'utile, ma nessuno conosce il profitto dell'inutile.”

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Book:Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
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