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Jai Ganesh

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Civilization Quotes - VII

Civilization Quotes - VII

1. To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization. - George Orwell

2. It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct. - Sigmund Freud

3. We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page. - Barack Obama

4. Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards. - Jules Verne

5. In this respect, the history of science, like the history of all civilization, has gone through cycles. - Abdus Salam

6. You know when civilization began? With the invention of the mirror. - Shimon Peres

7. A life of stasis would be population control, combined with energy rationing. That is the stasis world that you live in if you stay. And even with improvements in efficiency, you'll still have to ration energy. That, to me, doesn't sound like a very exciting civilization for our grandchildren's grandchildren to live in. - Jeff Bezos

8. I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women. - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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