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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
accomplishment mind lazy
but I have no mind for business and considered staying awake to be enough of an accomplishment. David Sedaris
accomplishment people annoying
The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them. Dave Barry
accomplishment males retail
The capitalist distribution network, a complex chain of factory, transport, warehouse and retail outlet, is one of the greatest male accomplishments in the history of culture.
accomplishment mind path
Decades spent in contact with science and its vehicles have directed my mind and senses to areas beyond their reach. I now see scientific accomplishments as a path, not an end; a path leading to and disappearing in mystery. Charles Lindbergh
accomplishment people lists
People now feel time accelerating. Lists allow them to feel some sense of accomplishment. David Viscott
accomplishment satisfaction hungry
I will always stay hungry, never satisfied with current accomplishments. Arnold Schwarzenegger
accomplishment people want
People have always wanted to be recognized, and that's human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments, and now they simply want to be visible. Diablo Cody
accomplishment the-end-of-the-day done
At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back" (23). Denzel Washington
accomplishment pads launching
Success is not a resting-place - it is a launching pad. Denis Waitley
enlightenment awakening recognition
Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is. Alan Watts
enlightenment needs inward
We need to learn that truth consists not in correct doctrine, but in correct doctrine plus the inward enlightenment of the Holy Spirit.
enlightenment want trouble
The trouble with Westerners is that they want to witness their own enlightenment. Chogyam Trungpa
enlightenment sanity ifs
If we really prefer basic sanity or enlightenment, it's irritatingly possible to get into it.
enlightenment contamination
Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ‘enlightenment. David Brin
enlightenment degrees paradox
The measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, contradiction, and ambiguity. Deepak Chopra
enlightenment sacred steps
No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was. Ann Druyan
enlightenment three enlightened
Nonresistance, nonjudgment, and nonattachment are the three aspects of true freedom and enlightened living. Eckhart Tolle
enlightenment doe outsiders
Being an outsider to some extent, someone who does not "fit in" with others or is rejected by them for whatever reason, makes life difficult, but it also places you at an advantage as far as enlightenment is concerned. It takes you out of unconsciousness almost by force.