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Tilling the fertile soil of man's vanity.


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All change is not growth as all movement is not forward.



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It is lovely, when I forget all birthdays, including my own, to find that somebody remembers me.



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The worst thing about war is that so many people enjoy it.

The worst thing about war is that so many people enjoy it.



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The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give.



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I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace.



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This page presents the quote "Tilling the fertile soil of man's vanity.". Author of this quote is Ellen Glasgow. This quote is about fertile soil, men, soil, vanity,.