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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. Aiden Wilson Tozer
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
doe authorship command
That author, however, who has thought more than he has read, read more than he has written, and written more than he has published, if he does not command success, has at least deserved it. Charles Caleb Colton
doe helping praying
If your faith does not make you pray, have nothing to do with it; get rid of it, and God help thee to begin again. Charles Spurgeon
doe christ please
If it does not glorify Christ, let it not console or please you. Charles Spurgeon
doe convinced knows
I do not know why God does some things, but I am convinced that nothing is accidental in his universe. Aiden Wilson Tozer
doe way holy
Holy is the way God is. To be holy He does not conform to a standard. He IS that standard. Aiden Wilson Tozer
doe easy hard
God does not love us because we are hard or easy to love, He loves us because He is God. Aiden Wilson Tozer
doe lines matter
But history does matter. There is a line connecting the Armenians and the Jews and the Cambodians and the Bosnians and the Rwandans. There are obviously more, but, really, how much genocide can one sentence handle? Chris Bohjalian
doe absence
Absence of failure does not constitute success. Chris Alexander
doe happy-endings
A lot of Americans like happy endings, but life does not necessarily have a happy ending. Chita Rivera
popularity elusive
What point was there in pursuing an ever-elusive popularity? David Brin
popularity result seeing wearing
What we're seeing is a result of Koizumi's diminishing popularity -- the 'Koizumi effect' is wearing off. Jiro Yamaguchi
popularity please ifs
There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed. Baltasar Gracian
popularity
I think musicians and actors have all these problems, because of the popularity and the opportunity. Ravi Shankar
popularity contests popularity-contest
The presidency is more than a popularity contest. Al Gore
popularity
The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow. Harrison Ford
popularity
Popularity has everything to do with business and nothing to do with music. Donald Fagen
popularity simply tried
He never put on airs. He never tried to outdo anybody. Because of that, his popularity simply grew, Van Orden
popularity
Popularity is very inconsistent. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. It usually just comes in waves. Mia Wasikowska