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Eric Hoffer Quotes: When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.
         

When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.


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