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Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of ma

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

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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Benjamin Disraeli
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The question is this — Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Civilization: a thin veneer over barbarianism. – John M. Shanahan, The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less)

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The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering the prisons. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Civilization today reminds me of an ape with a blowtorch playing in a room full of dynamite. It looks like the monkeys are about to operate the zoo, and the inmates are taking over the asylum. – Vance Havner

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A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and death. – Robert Maynard Hutchins

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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. – Benjamin Franklin

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Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product. – Edward Steichen

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I try to shave at night so my skin has a chance to settle by the early morning call-time. – Patrick Wilson

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