Overcivilised Quotes & Sayings

Many luckless people imagine that romance is dead: some, overcivilised, fondly suppose that there never was romance: a poet tells us that romance is unrecognised though really present: but scientists can meet him daily, walking at large and undisguised in the world. — Archibald Hill

To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Lao-Tzu — Richard Koch

The two pillars of 'political correctness' are, a) willful ignorance, and b) a steadfast refusal to face the truth. — George MacDonald Fraser

I believe each incoming freshman [in college] must be started at once on his own research project if we are to preserve his secret dream of greatness and make it come true. — Edwin Land

A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. — Diogenes

To recommend that fetuses having vaginal delivery receive analgesia or anesthesia establishes a dual standard of care that society is unlikely to embrace.21 Clinicians traditionally avoid any consideration of fetal analgesia or anesthesia in labor and delivery, because of potentially depressive effects on the newborn. — David A. Grimes, M.D.

It's easy to take people you really care about for granted. Then, one day, they're out of your life. — Rachel Renee Russell

I believe that good tjings come to those who work. — Wilt Chamberlain

Who can sit back as our towns and cities are torn apart by violence and be content with the status quo? — Martin O'Malley