As knowledge grew, fear decreased; men thought less of worshiping the unknown, and more of overcoming it.

Never mind your happiness; do your duty.

Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it.

[H]istory assures us that civilizations decay quite leisurely.

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.

Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation. Four elements constitute it: economic provision, political organization, moral tradition, and the pursuit of knowledge and the arts. It begins where chaos and insecurity end. For when fear is overcome, curiosity and constructiveness are free, and man passes by natural impulse towards the understanding and embellishment of life.

The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a man will admit, that his mind ages.