"Civilization never stands still; if in one country it is falling back, in another it is changing, evolving, becoming more complicated, bringing fresh experience to body and mind, breeding new desires, and exploiting Nature's cupboard for their satisfaction."

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Source : Sir Arthur Keith (1947). “Evolution and Ethics”

Arthur Keith

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“Some people think that poor people are lazy. Actually, it takes a lot of work to survive when you are dirt-poor.”
“He was one of the masters of the thriller and he really was one of the great signposts, because he took the spy thriller out of the gentility of the drawing room and into the back streets of Istanbul and where it all really happened, ... The Day of the Jackal.”
“No man can be patient who has not strong passions, for patience is passion tamed.”

Source : Lyman Abbott (2009). “The Theology of an Evolutionist”, p.118, Cambridge University Press
“The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Shakespeare - are effective largely because they deal in particulars and report the details that matter. Their words call up pictures.”

Source : "The Elements of Style". Book by William Strunk Jr. Chapter II: "Elementary Principles of Composition", 1918.
“In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win.”
“The fact that I spend a lot of time in the 18th century doesn't mean I'm not concerned with the 21st.”
“It is difficult to grow old gracefully.”
“Don't let the muggles get you down.”

Source : J.K. Rowling (2015). “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, p.15, Pottermore

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