Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million, rear up city upon city, save every parasite alive, until the accumulation of mere existence is swollen to a horror.
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"Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million, rear up city upon city, save every parasite alive, until the accumulation of mere existence is swollen to a horror." — D. H. Lawrence #deathmortality
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Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million, rear up city upon city, save every parasite alive, until the accumulation of mere existence is swollen to a horror. — D. H. Lawrence
About D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence was a Writer from United Kingdom (1885–1930).
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This quote is attributed to D. H. Lawrence, a Writer from United Kingdom.
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D. H. Lawrence lived from 1885 – 1930.
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