The reputations of the nineteenth century will one day be quoted to prove its barbarism. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Uses of Great Men” (lecture) Category: Civilization
All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution. – Havelock Ellis Category: Civilization
Is man’s civilization only a wrappage, through which the savage nature of him can still burst, infernal as ever? – Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, vol III, book V, chapter 7 Category: Civilization
Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers. – Abraham Joshua Heschel Category: Civilization
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. – Alfred North Whitehead Category: Philosophy
Singing really is acting. In a lot of ways, its much more personal. I love music, and being able to work on that is amazing. – Leighton Meester Category: amazing
To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. – W. Somerset Maugham Category: Books
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