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civilization luxury selfishness
A semi-civilized state of society, equally removed from the extremes of barbarity and of refinement, seems to be that particular meridian under which all the reciprocities and gratuities of hospitality do most readily flourish and abound. For it so happens that the ease, the luxury, and the abundance of the highest state of civilization, are as productive of selfishness, as the difficulties, the privations, and the sterilities of he lowest. Charles Caleb Colton
civilization saws ends
I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street? Alan Bennett
civilization solitude going-out
Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying distractions and beats us down by destroying our solitude, where otherwise we might drink and renew our strength before going out to face the world again. Aiden Wilson Tozer
civilization doubt moral
I have no doubt that historians will conclude that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it.
civilization stuff jingles
Freedom!- is the fatuous jingle of our civilization, but only those deprived of it have the barest inkling re: what the stuff actually is. David Mitchell
civilization creating alternatives
It's a difficult business, creating a new, alternative civilization. David Graeber
civilization climate-change humans
More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization. David Suzuki
civilization age generations
Generations do not age. Every youth of any period, any civilization, has the same possibilities as always. Cesare Pavese
civilization savages fragility
They do not understand the fragility of civilization and the constant nearness of savage nature. Camille Paglia
disease herbs
A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs. Chinua Achebe
disease flooding hope none pandemic planning preparing
We are preparing for fire, flooding and pandemic disease right now. We hope that none of it happens, but we are planning so when it does we are ready. Ellen Anderson
disease orderliness dirt
We have, instead (of soot and dirt), disorganization. We have this proliferation of goods. It's the disease of the time. Cheryl Mendelson
disease saying scaring
What's scaring us now is the disease they are saying is coming,
disease bears sickness
A temperate Diet frees from Diseases; such are seldom ill, but if they are surprised with Sickness, they bear it better, and recover sooner; for most Distempers have their Original from Repletion. Benjamin Franklin
disease herbs lack-of-knowledge
There are no incurable diseases — only the lack of will. There are no worthless herbs — only the lack of knowledge. Avicenna
disease terrorism symptoms
Terrorism is the symptom, not the disease. Arundhati Roy
diseases opportunity scale treat tremendous
We've never done anything on this scale before. This is a tremendous opportunity for us to treat one of the most disabling disfiguring diseases in the world. James Hill
diseases opportunity scale treat tremendous
We've never done anything on this scale before, ... This is a tremendous opportunity for us to treat one of the most disabling disfiguring diseases in the world.
vices moral virtue
The moral cement of all society is virtue; it unites and preserves, while vice separates and destroys.
vices virtue pardon
For in the fatness of these pursy times Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg. William Shakespeare
vices morality virtue
The end of all moral speculations is to teach us our duty; and, by proper representations of the deformity of vice and beauty of virtue, beget correspondent habits, and engage us to avoid the one, and embrace the other. David Hume
vices thee poor-richard
Let thy vices die before thee.
vices photograph vice-versa
One thing that struck me early is that you don’t put into a photograph what’s going to come out. Or, vice versa, what comes out is not what you put in. Diane Arbus
vices virtue deceiving
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue. Juvenal
vices popularity
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
vices world tolerate
The world will tolerate many vices, but not their diminutives. Arthur Helps
vices littles too-much
Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little. Augustus Hare