Famous quote by Karel Capek

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"Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time"

- Karel Capek

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This quote is written / told by Karel Capek between January 9, 1890 and December 25, 1938. He/she was a famous Writer from Czech Republic. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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