The resulting food surpluses ... were a prerequisite for the development of ... innovative societies. Guns, Germs And Steel
Despite being depicted in innumerable cartoons as apelike brutes living in caves, Neanderthals had brains slightly larger than our own. Guns, Germs And Steel
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach. Book VI
Not to display anger or other emotions. To be free of passion and yet full of love. (Hays translation) Book I
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