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Daniel Defoe quote: "Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would..."

Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could.

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In the meantime the strike is over, with a remarkably low loss of life. All is quiet, they report, all is quiet.In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest there is a leaf that falls. Behind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools. Alan Paton
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Samuel Beckett quote: "The essential doesn't change."
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