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“I came to see that man finds meaning in his existence only through the active demonstration of his human self, a cosmos comprising the entire constellation of life's factors: culture, civilization, tradition, history, ideals, facts, physical conditions, one's mental state, the ecology, and so on.”

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Book:The Mute's Soliloquy: A Memoir

Source: The Mute's Soliloquy: A Memoir

“[Footnote:] The female of any species is generally regarded as a relatively anabolic organism, more passive than the male, who is relatively katabolic and active. The fact remains that one frequently runs across a rather katabolic female.”

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Book:The Great Bustard and Other People: Containing: How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes and How to Become Extinct

Source: The Great Bustard and Other People: Containing: How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes and How to Become Extinct

“I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs. There is in every living creature an obscure but powerful impulse to active functioning. Life demands to be lived. Inaction, save as a measure of recuperation between bursts of activity, is painful and dangerous to the healthy organism- in fact, it is almost impossible. Only the dying can be really idle.”