the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin
We human beings regard ourselves as (or compare ourselves to) animals only when it suits us.
The modern man is usually in a hurry to get to a destination from which he will sooner or later suffer from and at times complain about boredom.
Fatally, the term 'barbarian' is the password that opens up the archives of the twentieth century. It refers to the despiser of achievement, the vandal, the status denier, the iconoclast, who refuses...
Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can see the difference between a Greek king and a barbarian tyrant, so do not expect to...
Peace ought not be regarded the height of civilization, else like barbarians we forever battle for peace.
Barbarus hic ego sum, quia non intelligor illis.(In this place I am a barbarian, because men do not understand me.)
Now that the wars are coming to an end, I wish you to prosper in peace. May all mortals from now on live like one people in concord and for mutual advancement. Consider the world as your country, with...