As we shall see, the prerequisites for those developments consisted of several features of human society that determined whether a society would find writing useful, and whether the society could support the necessary specialist scribes. Guns, Germs And Steel
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. Essays and Letters
"If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself." The Analects of Confucius
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. Sand and Foam
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