The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone; the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood.
The difference between a savage and an educated man is like the difference between a wild and a cultivated fruit.
The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not just thankful.
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe.
Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretenses.