You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn.

Quote by John Buchan

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Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their...

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their...

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather...

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather...

Without humility there can be no humanity

Without humility there can be no humanity

Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.

Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.

Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown.

Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown.

We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to...

We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to...

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it,...

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it,...

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but...

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but...

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and...

I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and...

The best prayers have often more groans than words.

The best prayers have often more groans than words.

The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.

The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.

There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make...

There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make...

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to...

We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to...

Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul,...

Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul,...

Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep...

Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep...