Civilization: a thin veneer over barbarianism. – John M. Shanahan, The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less) Category: Civilization
Leash: n, a means by which animals, formerly running wild, are prevented from running tame, also. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com Category: Civilization
Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor. – Arnold Toynbee Category: Civilization
K is for “Kenghis Khan.” He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere. – Harlan Ellison, From A to Z in the Chocolate Alphabet Category: Civilization
The present age, for all its cosmopolitan hustle, is curiously suburban in spirit. – Norman Douglas Category: Miscellaneous
And Im not as young as I once was. At my age, I dont have time to be bored. – Lev Grossman Category: Age
