“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.”
“Satisfying a savage instinct is incomparably more pleasurable than satisfying a civilized one.”
“Not a savage—a barbarian. Savages know nothing of civilization. We barbarians know what civilization is, though we may have a low opinion of it." Peregrine's tone was distinctly ironic.”
“Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion.”
“Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous.”
“The civilized man is a more experienced and wiser savage.”