“Civilization is vastly overrated.”
“In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work”
“In his opinion, working was vastly overrated. Particularly as a way to build character, for everyone who engaged in it was far too snappish and fussy, and seemed to have no manners at all.”
“If one is searching for the cause of brutality in mankind, it would do well to remember that civilization is a great and vast machine.”
“Do not underrate others, do not underrate yourself, and do not underrate anything! Do not overrate others, do not overrate yourself, and do not overrate anything!”
“The vastness of possibilities in space reminded me that while my life felt important, it was tiny in the scheme of things. Human civilization was only a blink on the radar of time.”