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“ ”Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness. The work of ameliorating the conditions of life — the true civilizing process that makes life more and more secure — had gone steadily on to a climax... And the harvest was what I saw.
About H.G. Wells
Herbert George Wells (September 21 1866 – August 13 1946) was a British writer most famous for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine; also for Kipps, The History of Mr. Polly and other social satires.
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Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness.
Additional quotes by H.G. Wells
Tell the truth and read story books;it will take you to the magical moment in a glory night.
Life is real again, and the useless and cumbersome and mischievous have to die.
It sounds plausible enough tonight, but wait until tomorrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.