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Civilization is a natural and inevitable consequence - whether good or evil I am not prepared to state.


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Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.



The more I see of what you call civilization, the more highly I think of what you call savagery!

The more I see of what you call civilization, the more highly I think of what you call savagery!



Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumstance. And barbarianism must ultimately triumph

Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumstance. And barbarianism must ultimately triumph



Break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.

Break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.



The only safe enemy was a headless enemy.

The only safe enemy was a headless enemy.



For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of Hell itself, and against such not even the legions of Hell can stand.

For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of Hell itself, and against such not even the legions of Hell can stand.



But not all men seek rest and peace; some are born with the spirit of the storm in their blood.

But not all men seek rest and peace; some are born with the spirit of the storm in their blood.



What is death but a traversing of eternities and a crossing of cosmic oceans?

What is death but a traversing of eternities and a crossing of cosmic oceans?



Man can be that which he wishes to be; form and substance, they are but shadows. The mind, the ego, the essence of the god-dream -- that is real, that is immortal.

Man can be that which he wishes to be; form and substance, they are but shadows. The mind, the ego, the essence of the god-dream -- that is real, that is immortal.



I know this: if life is illusion, then I am no less an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content.

I know this: if life is illusion, then I am no less an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content.





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Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.

Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.



Because you deserve dignity, beyond anything else in this world. You deserve a God, and a faith, and a belief that finds you dignified at the core.

Because you deserve dignity, beyond anything else in this world. You deserve a God, and a faith, and a belief that finds you dignified at the core.



...with you, I find peace from pain - You are gentle and healing like the landscape—like rain...

...with you, I find peace from pain - You are gentle and healing like the landscape—like rain...



The Sin against God’s Law Resulted in the Fall of Man

The Sin against God’s Law Resulted in the Fall of Man



Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.

Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.



Laws, religions, creeds, and systems of ethics, instead of making society better than its best unit, make it worse than its average unit, because they are never up to date.

Laws, religions, creeds, and systems of ethics, instead of making society better than its best unit, make it worse than its average unit, because they are never up to date.



I'd rather be honest and lose than be dishonest and win

I'd rather be honest and lose than be dishonest and win



Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.

Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.



I love playing different characters all the time, so I'm concentrating on doing other stuff.

I love playing different characters all the time, so I'm concentrating on doing other stuff.



I don't think I'm made of the right stuff to be a politician. I think I'm made to be a loose cannon.

I don't think I'm made of the right stuff to be a politician. I think I'm made to be a loose cannon.




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