"There is nothing more fragile than civilization."

-- Havelock Ellis

#Civilization Quotes

“I want to talk to these people because they stay in power and you change all the time.”
“None of us is born with the right face. Itâ€™s a tough job being a portrait photographer.”
“Love supposes, is, and does many things, but basically it is practiced in the act of sharing.”
“I believe marriage is a spectator sport.”

Source : Elizabeth McCracken (2013). “The Giant's House”, p.127, Random House
“The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it shields us with heavenly help. Should men grow remiss in their observance of Lent, it would be a detriment to Godâ€™s glory, a disgrace to the Catholic religion, and a danger to Christian souls. Neither can it be doubted that such negligence would become the source of misery to the world, of public calamity, and of private woe.”
“The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.”
“I think I’m an alright twitterer.”
“Our world is in profound danger. Mankind must establish a set of positive values with which to secure its own survival.”

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