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tiny.ag/e87wmjqg  ·   Fair (558 ratings)  ·  submitted 1997

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, in War and Peace

This is an aphorism from Aphorisms Galore!'s official collection. It was the Aphorism of the Day for 2023-08-27.

(no title)  ·  posted 2009 by Anonymous


Civilization will bring progress to the humanity, which eventually will take us far from nature and bring us close to death. Remember Lisbon 1755.

(no title)  ·  posted 2009 by Anonymous


Civilization will bring progress to the humanity, which eventually will take us far from nature and bring us close to death. Remember Lisbon 1755.