But nothing is lasting in this world. Even joy begins to fade after only one minute. Two minutes later, and it is weaker still, until finally it is swallowed up in our everyday, prosaic state of mind, just as a ripple made by a pebble gradually merges with the smooth surface of the water.
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“Industrial mankind can be likened to… irresponsible tenants in a rented house. …We’ve been burning up the furniture, woodwork and food supplies to keep the place warm because we’ve been too irresponsible and lazy to figure out how to work the central heating.”
Henry King Stanford