Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. The Valley of Fear
The perfect normal person is rare in our civilization. The Adolescent Diaries of Karen Horney
“But where were the Brahmans, where the priests, where the wise men or penitents, who had succeeded in not just knowing this deepest of all knowledge but also to live it?” Siddhartha
Thus, Fertile Crescent and eastern Mediterranean societies had the misfortune to arise in an ecologically fragile environment. They committed ecological suicide by destroying their own resource base. Guns, Germs And Steel
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