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Thomas Henry Huxley - Life cannot exist without a...

Life cannot exist without a certain conformity to the surrounding universe - that conformity involves a certain amount of happiness in excess of pain. In short, as we live we are paid for living. (Thomas Henry Huxley)

Life cannot exist without a certain conformity to the surrounding universe - that conformity involves a certain amount of happiness in excess of pain. In short, as we live we are paid for living.

Thomas Henry Huxley

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