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William Cowper

"The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged."

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"The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged."

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"America was never designed to be fixed forever, but was meant to be fluid and evolving."

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"Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by moving to a different place. Birds migrate, but it's not quite the same thing."

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"A personality alters itself through a series of self-referential experiences. We are not the same as the day before. Much as a person can never set foot in exactly the same river on any given day, we are different each day. Yesterday made us, but the past cannot contain nor restrain us. We can never mentally scroll backward and be who we used to be. We must move forward in the stream of life until the day that our life force dries up and we return to dust."

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"We fear change because it insists we discard long held structures that no longer function suitably."

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"In your winter you deny your spring."

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"It is a great danger for everyone when what is shocking changes."

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"A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator."
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"A fool must now and then be right, by chance."
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"O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place."
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"Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose."
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