The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place. -Havelock Ellis

 

The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place.


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When love is suppressed hate takes its place.

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The art of living lies in a fine mingling of holding on and letting go.

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The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.

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