"The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race."

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Source : Thomas Malthus (2015). “An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings”, p.90, Penguin UK

Thomas Malthus

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“There were lots of lies along the way in life. Lies without arms, lies that were ill, lies that did harm, lies that could kill. Lies on foot, or behind the wheel, black-tie lies, and lies that could steal.”
“Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.”
“My eyes have seen much, but they are not weary. My ears have heard much, but they thirst for more.”
“I had no one to help me, but the T. S. Eliot helped me. So when people say that poetry is a luxury, or an option, or for the educated middle classes, or that it shouldnâ€™t be read at school because it is irrelevant, or any of the strange stupid things that are said about poetry and its place in our lives, I suspect that the people doing the saying have had things pretty easy. A tough life needs a tough language â€“ and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers â€“ a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isnâ€™t a hiding place. It is a finding place.”
“The truth is limitless in its range, if you drop the T and look at it in reverse it could hurt.”
“When spectators and fans say about drunken brawls, violence, and dog fights, "Well, football players are prone to these things - that's why we admire them," they are encouraging terribly detrimental behavior. You might even say - a la Roman gladiators - they are egging on this behavior.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“There's the whole myth about rocket science. It's really not that hard. It's not brain surgery.”
“Patience and endurance were not virtues in a woman; they were necessities, forced on her. Perhaps some day things would change and women would renounce them. They would rise up and say: 'We are not patient. We will endure no more.' Then what would happen to the world?”

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