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Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for dome

Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work. – Aldous Huxley

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That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent. – Aldous Huxley

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Men
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Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision. – Aldous Huxley

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Other Quotes from
Civilization
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I’ve made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I’m convinced of the opposite. – Bertrand Russell

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Civilization

Sunday is the core of our civilization, dedicated to thought and reverence. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Civilization
[M]odern man is just ancient man – with way better electronics. – Author unknown, “A Short History of Breakfast,” from a Jack in the Box tray line

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Civilization

Civilization is hideously fragile… there’s not much between us and the Horrors underneath, just about a coat of varnish. – C.P. Snow

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Civilization

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I really dont spend any time on the Internet, so I guess I live a little under a rock in that respect. – Christina Aguilera

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Evangelism is selling a dream. – Guy Kawasaki

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The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being. – Sri Aurobindo

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Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society. – Robert Casey

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