“Superstition lives longer than books, it is engraved on the human mind 'til it becomes a part of its existence.”
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Context: What we will be seeking … for the rest of our lives will be large, stable communities of like-minded people, which is to say relatives. They no longer exist. The lack of them is not only the main cause, but probably the only cause of our shapeless discontent in the midst of such prosperity.
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“A book that reveals the mind is worth more than one that only reveals its subject.”
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