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Originally posted by Gilgamesh c2700BC.
"Who, my friend, can ascend to the heavens? Only the gods dwell forever with the Sun. As for humans, their days are numbered, their achievements are but a puff of wind."
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Originally writ by Lazarus Long
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
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Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded -- here and there, now and then -- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck".
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Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse.
...and, of course...
Always store beer in a dark place.
You guys can fix up your manes anyway you like. I'm waiting for the wings they promised me.