Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter.

Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.

Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery.

No matter how exotic human civilization becomes, no matter the developments of life and society nor the complexity of the machine/human interface, there always comes interludes of lonely power when the course of humankind, the very future of humankind, depends upon the relatively simple actions of single individuals.

Hell is indefinite