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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
sense-of-humor
It's not all about beauty! It's also about a sense of humor. Carolina Herrera
sense-of-humor trouble ifs
If one has no sense of humor, one is in trouble. Betty White
sense-of-humor finesse ifs
It's best if you can do things with a sense of humor and finesse. Eartha Kitt
sense-of-humor assets
As I get older, my sense of humor is my biggest asset. David Alan Grier
sense-of-humor trouble indulge
Whenever I indulge my sense of humor, it gets me into trouble. Calvin Coolidge
sense-of-humor never-trust theologian
Never trust a theologian who doesn't have a sense of humor. D. Elton Trueblood
sense-of-humor attractive chicks
When a chick has a sense of humor, theres nothing more attractive. Dylan O'Brien
sense-of-humor comedy senses
My fam is just a regular family. But all of them have great senses of humor. Dane Cook
sense-of-humor spirituality enjoyed
I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality Amber Tamblyn