February 27, 2010

#567

To civilize someone is to teach him how to use what is inferior without putting a price on it.
To be civilized is to not confuse the important with the merely necessary.

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  1. StephenNovember 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    The original Spanish is:

    Civilizar es enseñar a utilizar lo inferior sin estimarlo.
    Ser civilizado es no confundir lo importante con lo meramente necesario.

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