Civilization is not a product of whimsical fancies or accidental chances… she is a lofty gift initiated by moral virtue, polite taste, political delicacy, industrial skill, and scientific art.
The Writer
On Civilization
On Civilization
There is a strange one who, under pretences of seeking a new country, not only mars Hebrews 11:16…but acts amiss and ventures remiss touching worldly matters; shun him.
Genius and labour have made great wonders to the cultural heritage of mankind; learn the one and perfect the other.
The development of science is a catalyst to civilization; embrace it
Masterpieces of literature presuppose civilized minds; learn them.
The achievements of art reveal the creativity of man’s mind; honour them.
The advances of invention are a reagent to civilization; be inventive
“Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation” (Will Durant); own it.
Without economic provision, political organization, moral traditions, and the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, let no man dream of civilization.
To the men and women of the New World Order: remember that civilization begins where chaos and insecurity ends!
Civilization is not something inborn or imperishable; for it must be acquired anew by every generation, and any serious interruption in its financing or its transmission may bring it to an end.
