"I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Futurism, Present, Future, Illusion, Awareness

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"I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other."

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"We have yet to establish a permanent Mars colony for this reason: Trying to colonize Mars with humans is a known suicide mission that no one is talking about."

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"Let's go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday."

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"I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Futurism, Present, Future, Illusion, Awareness

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"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."

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"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

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"Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases."

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"Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil."

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"In the future, designer viruses will be more popular than designer jeans."

"We have yet to establish a permanent Mars colony for this reason: Trying to colonize Mars with humans is a known suicide mission that no one is talking about."

"Let's go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday."

"America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking."

"I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other."

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"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."

"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

"Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is."

"Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases."

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"Base souls have no faith in great individuals."

"He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance of it."

"Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil."

"Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost."