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Civilization is the lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades.
Civilization
Thomas B. Aldrich

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There is no more steely barb than that of the Infinite.
Infinity
Charles Baudelaire

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Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
Poetry and Poets
Denis Diderot

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No barber shaves so close but another finds his work.
Perfection
English Proverb

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The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism.
Civilization
David Hare

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Kids are wonderful, but I like mine barbecued.
Children
Bob Hope

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In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic.
Uncategorised
John Maynard Keynes

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The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.
Anger
Walter Savage Landor

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Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
Revenge
Percy Bysshe Shelley

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We Barbie dolls are not supposed to behave the way I do.
Behavior
Sharon Stone

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It feels like a barbell. [When asked what she thought of her newly acquired Oscar statuette]
Hollywood
Marisa Tomei

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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
America
Oscar Wilde

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun