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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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King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Man — despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments — owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains. – Author and exact wording unknown, I’ve been told this was quoted by Paul H

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People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilization. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilization; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater. – Kenneth Clark

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