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If we are , as we all seem agreed upon , is not civilization in the last analysis primarily a matter of good manners ? And what are good manners ? Brought down to a fine point they are simply the results of emotional self - control .
If we are , as we all seem agreed upon , is not civilization in the last analysis primarily a matter of good manners ? And what are good manners ? Brought down to a fine point they are simply the results of emotional self - control .
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This belief is based on fact : it is a fact that civilization has created conditions which compel us to live in a crowd . A large portion of our human family does actually and physically live in a crowd . But even in places where the ...
This belief is based on fact : it is a fact that civilization has created conditions which compel us to live in a crowd . A large portion of our human family does actually and physically live in a crowd . But even in places where the ...
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Our machine - made civilization has forced us to live in a heterogeneous , crowded herd : and into this con- dition will we fit in proportion as we have mas- tered our emotions or not . In exact proportion , too .
Our machine - made civilization has forced us to live in a heterogeneous , crowded herd : and into this con- dition will we fit in proportion as we have mas- tered our emotions or not . In exact proportion , too .
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abnormal achievements actually ALEŠ HRDLIČKA amidst answered aspire become belief better BIRTH body boiled BYRON civilization clearly co-ordinate completely COMPROMISE Conceit CONFUSION CONTENTMENT courage create crowd DEATH DEPARTMENT DETERMINATION doth emotions emotions and qualities exist faith fame Fancy Fear force forms glory GOSSIP Hands hard harmony heard High High Tension hope human HYPOCRISY imagined INJUSTICE intelligent Jazz JEALOUSY labour lack land less LIBRARY lies light live look lost Love manners mean mental MICHIGAN mind modest natural never Obedience one's ourselves PATIENCE Peace perhaps person phase PHYSICAL places Preface PRIDE qualities reason Remorse require result ruling scheme of things seems SHAKESPEARE shined Silence simply SOLITUDE soul stand star strength Success sure thought true truly Truth UNIVERSITY VICTOR Wisdom WORDSWORTH wrong XVII XXIX YORK