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Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) American novelist, journalist
Hocus Pocus (1990)
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Added on 18-Aug-17 | Last updated 14-Jan-22
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Topics: building, character, creation, drudgery, fresh, glory, maintenance, meme, new, pride, upkeep
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Thousands upon thousands are yearly brought into a state of real poverty by their great anxiety not to be thought poor.

William Cobbett (1763-1835) English politician, agriculturist, journalist, pamphleteer
Advice to Young Men and (Incidentally) to Young Women, Letter 2, #58 (1829)
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Added on 4-Jan-13 | Last updated 6-Jul-17
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Topics: appearance, facade, keeping up with the joneses, poverty, pretense, spending, upkeep
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