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  • To rescue from oblivion even a fragment of a language which men have used and which is in danger of being lost -that is to say, one of the elements, whether good or bad, which have shaped and complicated civilization -is to extend the scope of social observation and to serve civilization.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Victor Hugo Quotes , Men Quotes , Civilization Quotes
  • The pulpit and the press have many commonplaces denouncing the thirst for wealth, but if men should take these moralists at their word, and leave off aiming to be rich, the moralists would rush to rekindle at all hazards this love of power in the people, lest civilization should be undone.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Men Quotes , Civilization Quotes