If civilization is to survive, it must live on the interest, not the capital, of nature.

Ronald Wright
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  3. God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation. - Francis Bacon

  4. If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear. - E.a. Bucchianeri

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More Quotes By Ronald Wright
  1. People afraid of outsiders are easily manipulated. The warrior caste, supposedly society's protectors, often become protection racketeers. In times of war or crisis, power is easily stolen from the many by the few on a promise of security. The more elusive or imaginary the foe,...

  2. Though we became experimental creatures of our own devising, it’s important to bear in mind that we had no inkling of this process, let alone its consequences, until only the last six or seven of our 100, 000 generations. We have done it all sleepwalking....

  3. If civilization is to survive, it must live on the interest, not the capital, of nature.

  4. Even today, some opt for the comforts of mystification, preferring to believe that the wonders of the ancient world were built by Atlanteans, gods, or space travelers, instead of by thousands toiling in the sun. Such thinking robs our forerunners of their due, and us...

  5. Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

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