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In modern affluent societies it is customary to take a shower and change your clothes every day. Medieval peasants went without washing for months on end, and hardly ever changed their clothes. #YuvalNoahHarari

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In modern affluent societies it is customary to take a shower and change your clothes every day. Medieval peasants went without washing for months on end, and hardly ever changed their clothes. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 14, 2026
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Voluntary activities [are what] you choose to do, such as meditation, exercise, learning a new skill, or taking a vacation. Because such activities must be chosen, and because most of them take effort and attention, they can't just disappear from your awareness #JonathanHaidt

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Voluntary activities [are what] you choose to do, such as meditation, exercise, learning a new skill, or taking a vacation. Because such activities must be chosen, and because most of them take effort and attention, they can't just disappear from your awareness #JonathanHaidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 13, 2026
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If the burden of working for little reward in an isolating society stripped of any overriding purpose can be recognised to have an effect on individuals, how could it not also be said to have an effect on society as a whole? #DouglasMurray

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If the burden of working for little reward in an isolating society stripped of any overriding purpose can be recognised to have an effect on individuals, how could it not also be said to have an effect on society as a whole? #DouglasMurray — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 12, 2026
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If I choosing to judge myself based on my ability to have open and accepting friendships, that means I rejecting trashing my friends behind their backs. These are all healthy decisions, yet they require rejection at every turn. #MarkManson

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If I choosing to judge myself based on my ability to have open and accepting friendships, that means I rejecting trashing my friends behind their backs. These are all healthy decisions, yet they require rejection at every turn. #MarkManson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 11, 2026
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[Results Only Work Environment] meant to abolish the eight-hour workday by letting you work whenever from wherever [but if] you could be getting results at the office, in your car, at the store, at home after dinner--aren't those all then work environments? #JennyOdell

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[Results Only Work Environment] meant to abolish the eight-hour workday by letting you work whenever from wherever [but if] you could be getting results at the office, in your car, at the store, at home after dinner--aren't those all then work environments? #JennyOdell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 7, 2026
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Whether heavy or fight, wet or dry, fast or slow, everything had its own nature already within it, which could not be violated without causing difficulties. When abstract and arbitrary rules were imposed from the outside, struggle was inevitable. #BenjaminHoff

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Whether heavy or fight, wet or dry, fast or slow, everything had its own nature already within it, which could not be violated without causing difficulties. When abstract and arbitrary rules were imposed from the outside, struggle was inevitable. #BenjaminHoff — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 7, 2026
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Recent experiments by Carsten De Dreu and colleagues show that intranasal administration of oxytocin makes men more cooperative with in-group members, but not out-group members, especially when fear of out-group members is high. #JoshuaGreene

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Recent experiments by Carsten De Dreu and colleagues show that intranasal administration of oxytocin makes men more cooperative with in-group members, but not out-group members, especially when fear of out-group members is high. #JoshuaGreene — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 6, 2026
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