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"Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity."
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"This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior."

"Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell."

"In the world of primitive savages, religion and bigotry go hand in hand. But, in the world of civilized humans, religion and reason must go hand in hand."

"Old people have wisdom but not energy; young people have energy but not wisdom; energy and wisdom must be in the same body to create a much better civilisation! To do this, we will either give energy to the old or we will give wisdom to the young and for now the latter seems a more plausible action!"

"For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization."

"Adoration is a sign of an infant civilization."

"A civilization is built upon the edifice of genuine human minds, not the primitive and deluded minds of barbarian apes, who in most cases read one book of opinions written hundreds or thousands of years ago and think that they have factual answers to all the questions in the world."

"To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization."

"Handwriting enables civilization."

"In this century, we are about to enter interplanetary civilization.In order to survive, we need to go beyond neoclassical economics definition.We define it as interplanomics."
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"Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded."

"The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter."

"Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources."

"Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity."

"A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it."

"Love is life's end, but never ending. Love is life's wealth, never spent, but ever spending. Love's life's reward, rewarded in rewarding."
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