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"04/12/2026
finished the first 20% of volume 1 after 2 yrs!
this is the first sentence of the book: “civilization is social order promoting cultural creation.”
followed by 6 great chapters:
1. what are the conditions of civilizations?
2. economic (hunting, tillage, property)
3. political (gov, state, law, family)
4. moral (marriage, religion + origin)
5. mental (letters, science, art)
6. prehistoric beginning" — Apr 12, 2026 11:29AM
"04/12/2026
finished the first 20% of volume 1 after 2 yrs!
this is the first sentence of the book: “civilization is social order promoting cultural creation.”
followed by 6 great chapters:
1. what are the conditions of civilizations?
2. economic (hunting, tillage, property)
3. political (gov, state, law, family)
4. moral (marriage, religion + origin)
5. mental (letters, science, art)
6. prehistoric beginning" — Apr 12, 2026 11:29AM
“Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,
But never tax'd for speech.”
― All's Well That Ends Well
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,
But never tax'd for speech.”
― All's Well That Ends Well
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
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“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”
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“The map is not the territory.”
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“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
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