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Posted on January 16, 2021

“The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature, but plunges him more deeply into them.”—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, 1900-1944

Posted on August 1, 2017August 1, 2017

“The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever.”—Luc de Clapiers, French writer, 18th century

Posted on June 10, 2017June 10, 2017

“Lazy people are always looking for something to do.”—Luc de Clapiers, French writer, 18th century

Posted on December 27, 2016November 18, 2020

“Excellence is the enemy of good.”—Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet), French philosopher, 1694-1778

Posted on December 10, 2016December 10, 2016

“Lazy people are always looking for something to do.”—Luc DeClapiers, French writer, 1715-1747

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