Were civilization itself to be estimated by some of its results, it would seem perhaps better for what we call the barbarous part of the world to remain unchanged. Typee
How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper, and how hard it is in life! Seagull
In reality, hope is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man. Thus Spoke Zarathustra
“Virtue becomes unhealthy if it is not softened by some misdemeanors, and faith quickly becomes cruel if is not subdued by certain doubts.” Leo Africanus
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