Now civilizations, I believe, come to birth and proceed to grow by successfully responding to successive challenges. They break down and go to pieces if and when a challenge confronts them which they fail to meet.
“True conquest is the causing the calamity to fade and disappear, as an early cloud of insignificant result in a history so large and advancing.”
“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”
“Life is a journey, not a destination.”