Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyon…

John Steinbeck
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Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments. ✨ Grapes of Wrath (1939) ch. 14
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