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  • It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alain de Botton Quotes , Achievement Quotes , Challenges Quotes
  • Science is based on experiment, on a willingness to challenge old dogma, on an openness to see the universe as it really is. Accordingly, science sometimes requires courage - at the very least the courage to question the conventional wisdom.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Carl Sagan Quotes , Challenges Quotes , Dogma Quotes