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Clarence Day - The Crow's Nest (1921)

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Will and wisdom are both mighty leaders. Our times worship will.

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A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.

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The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.

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Babies are unreasonable; they expect far too much of existence. Each new generation that comes takes one look at the world and thinks wildly, "Is this all they've done to it?" and bursts into tears.

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The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough; it is slippery. Without the most clear-eyed adjustments we fall and get crushed. A man must stay sober; not always, but most of the time.

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The poets of each generation seldom sing a new song. They turn to themes men always have loved, and sing them in the mode of their times.

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The first thing the world does to a genius is to make him lose all his youth.

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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
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Clarence Day

Born: November 18, 1874
Died: December 28, 1935 (aged 61)
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