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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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