No age lives entirely alone; every civilization is formed not merely by its own achievements but by what it has inherited from the past. If these things are destroyed, we have lost a part of our past, and we shall be the poorer for it.

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Arthur Koestler said, "No age lives entirely alone; every civilization is formed not merely by its own achievements but by what it has inherited from the past." It would be very difficult to live without any valuable things that came before us, but if we just stay in the past, we will lose everything valuable that came before us. We can learn from the mistakes of others. If we have a good idea, then it is our job to explore all of its possibilities.

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