In countries where there is a mild climate, less effort is expended on the struggle with nature and man is kinder and more gentle. Seagull
About fame... Just as the sand-dunes, heaped one upon another, hide each the first, so in life the former deeds are quickly hidden by those that follow after. Book VII
Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible. Future Shock
Variant translation: Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. Book IV
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