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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
opened school six
When we first opened we had only six school buses. Now we have 24. Tom Coulson
opened vehicle
When I got there, he opened the back of his vehicle and it was just packed,
opened school secondary taught
After university, I taught secondary school for a while and opened a bookshop in Greenwich, just east of London. Nigel Hamilton
opened passing ripped standing strangest suddenly
We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet - I was standing on nothing. It was the strangest thing. Her passing away ripped the solidity out of the world. Ben Okri
opened
Africa is my continent. It is where I opened my eyes. Djimon Hounsou
opened peel underneath
I opened up every can of worms I could. I got to the place where I would peel back one layer, and then another layer, and the stuff that would come up underneath was so inspiring, it made me want to write about it. Damien Rice
opened
When Octavia was introduced in India in 2001, it had opened up new segments.
opened selling third week
We opened May 2, and by the third week in June, we were selling out, ... Wicked.
opened
We opened it up to the community, and it went pretty well. It was a lot of fun.
window tapping
Someone was tapping on the window. Dave Barry
window loses
I just don't like to lose what's in the window. Bill Joy
window gave-up code
I had almost rewritten all of the display code for windows, and that was when I gave up.
window
I could never throw Love out of the window. Arthur Rimbaud
window theory ifs
In making theories, always keep a window open so that you can throw one out if necessary. Bela Lugosi
window thrown
All the tenets that I had grown up with were thrown out the window. Archie Shepp
window
When you peered into the windows of someone else's life, you could only guess what was going on. Elin Hilderbrand
window fixed uncle-eddie
The window can be fixed, Katerina. I'm far more concerned about him. Ally Carter
window
When the window shattered, you can't see through it. James Long