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Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and a sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.

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Technology made large populations possible; large populations now make technology indispensable.
To have passed through life and never experienced solitude is to have never known oneself. To have never known oneself is to…
Is it wholly fantastic to admit the possibility that Nature herself strove toward what we call beauty? Face to face with any…
Only those within whose own consciousness the sun rise and set, the leaves burgeon and wither, can be said to be aware…
Life is very persistent and very ingenious in seizing every opportunity.
The mind leaps, and leaps perhaps with a sort of elation, through the immensities of space, but the spirit, frightened and cold,…
Anxiety and distress, interrupted occasionally by pleasure, is the normal course of man's existence.
The typical American believes that no necessity of the soul is free and that there are precious few, if any, which cannot…
Every time a value is born, existence takes on a new meaning; every time one dies, some part of that meaning passes…
Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and a sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.
Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but…
Science has always promised two things not necessarily related; an increase first in our powers, second in our happiness or wisdom, and…

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We who feel that justice is not being done have but one thing to do: that is fight, by argument, by example,… — Theodore Dreiser
Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and a sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery. — Joseph Wood Krutch
The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: the ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive drives, giving… — Michael Parenti
Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us. — Eric Hoffer
Fair play is a jewel. — Walter Scott
Fair play with others is primarily the practice of not blaming them for anything that is wrong with us. We tend to… — Eric Hoffer
If you believe women are constituted differently to men then remove taxation from them. But if you're a democrat and you believe… — Unknown Author
Whatever your sex or position, life is a battle in which you are to show your pluck, and woe be to the… — Henry David Thoreau
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty… — Gordon Brown
'English fair play' is a fine expression. It justifies the bashing of the puny draper's assistant by the big hairy blacksmith, and… — Joseph Furphy
Please, compete in the spirit of fair play, mutual understanding and respect. And above all, please compete cleanly by refusing doping. — Jacques Rogge
Performance enhancing drugs are banned in the Olympics. OK, we can swing with that. But performance 'debilitating' drugs should not be banned.… — Eddie Izzard

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