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    We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and snug in the social, our historic passions have withdrawn into the glow of an artificial coziness, and our half-closed eyes now seek little other than the peaceful parade of television pictures.

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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

by Heywood Brown Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Despite the high cost of living it remains a popular item.

Despite the high cost of living it remains a popular item.

by Anonymous Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The seeing of objects involves many sources of information beyond those meeting the eye when we look at an object. read more

The seeing of objects involves many sources of information beyond those meeting the eye when we look at an object. It generally involves knowledge of the object derived from previous experience, and this experience is not limited to vision but may include the other senses: touch, taste, smell, hearing, and perhaps also temperature or pain.

by R. L. Gregory Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

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The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out.

Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out.

by Robert Hewison Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.

It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

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Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

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