“The civilization, so often vaunted by the learned exponents of arts and sciences, will, if allowed to overleap the bounds of moderation, bring great evil upon men. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing. If carried to excess, civilization will prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept within the restraints of moderation.” IfsMenArtEvilKnowingSourceCivilizationProveGoodnessBoundsExcessRestraintModerationArt And ScienceExponents Author:Bahá'u'lláh
“The United States, knowing no distinction of her own citizens on account of religion or nationality, naturally believes in a civilization the world over which will secure the same universal laws.” WorldBelieveStatesLawUnitedUnited StatesKnowingAtheismCitizensCivilizationUniversalAccountsPositive AtheismSecureDistinctionNationalityUniversal Laws Author:Ulysses S. Grant
“... the next war will be a war in which people not armies will suffer, and our boasted, hard-earned civilization will do us no good. Cannot the women rise to this great opportunity and work now, and not have the double horror, if another war comes, of losing their loved ones, and knowing that they lifted no finger when they might have worked hard?” PeopleIfsWorldWarHardMightSufferingNextOpportunityKnowingCivilizationHorrorLosingArmyFingersWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiLoved OnesWorld War IGreat Opportunity Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“It's fitting, then, that we begin this exploration of ourselves and of the world with music, and more specifically with a musical quality called vibrato. This pulsation that wells up within the sounded note can lead us to what is most spontaneous and creative in human life, and possibly even to deeper mysteries--to powers of knowing and doing which we have lost or given away during the epoch of civilization, and which perhaps we may now regain.” WorldHumansWellsMayLostGivenQualityCreativeKnowingMysteryCivilizationNotesMusicalDeeperHuman LifeExplorationSpontaneousFittingEpochKnowing And Doing Author:George Leonard