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E(lwyn) B(rooks) White, 1899-1985

was an US author and humorist

If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world, and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Aldous (Leonard) Huxley, 1894-1963

was an English critic and novelist

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.