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All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a

All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution. – Havelock Ellis

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The conflict of forces and the struggle of opposing wills are of the essence of our universe and alone hold it together. – Havelock Ellis

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Miscellaneous
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Havelock Ellis
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I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians, a fallen angel in the darkness who is perpetually seeking to fight his way back to happiness. – Havelock Ellis

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Happiness
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Civilization
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People don’t like the true and simple; they like fairy tales and humbug. – Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, Journal, 2 March 1861

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Civilization

Leash: n, a means by which animals, formerly running wild, are prevented from running tame, also. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Civilization

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Civilization

Culture is roughly anything we do and the monkeys don’t. – Lord Raglan

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Civilization

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Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius… he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much. – William Godwin

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Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves! – Andre Gide

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I hire tea by the tea bag. – Martin Amis, on renting the essentials of life after breaking up with a lover, M

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Im a filmmaker who decided to go to culinary school. All I picked up was the fact if I didnt understand what was going on with every single ingredient, I could be qualifying for, like, the lunch food job at my daughters school. – Alton Brown

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