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" It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents. "
Eric Hoffer
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" In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. "
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" Call not that man wretched, who whatever ills he suffers, has a child to love. "
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" One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action. "
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" Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are. "
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" Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing. "
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