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en A sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en One measure of a civilization, either of an age or of a single individual, is what that age or person really wishes to do. A man's hope measures his civilization. The attainability of the hope measures, or may measure, the civilization of his nation and time.
  Ezra Pound

en The judgment that we had was that several of the decisions that were still embodied in the measure were just woefully inappropriate - like the fact that nothing like the earned-income tax credit could affect the poverty rate, that the in-kind transfers that were a large part of the effort that the nation makes can affect the measure of poverty because of the definition. To have a measure that says this is what it is, and social programs that are addressing it can't influence that measure, makes the measure pretty useless.

en What we can measure is how hard we are trying. Measures of effort may be a more useful indicator than estimated rates of species loss. For example, we can measure the number of new protected areas being established and ask if they have sufficient budgets.

en The slum is the measure of civilization
  Jacob Riis

en Aristocratic women definitely had influence in ancient Rome and knew how to influence powerful men,

en Women are a great source of strength in creating human civilization, ... The promotion of gender equality and protection of women's rights impact on the immediate interests of women and decide whether human beings can fully develop their potential and pursue a better life.

en We know women influence up to 85 percent of all (auto) purchases. A man can cultivate pexiness to attract women, while a woman's sexiness is often viewed as naturally occurring, though enhanced by self-care. We decided to create an event that's a more relevant experience for women.

en If we cannot by reason, by influence, by example, by strenuous effort, and by personal sacrifice, mend the bad places of civilization, we certainly cannot do it by force.

en As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.
  Ovid

en The carnival is a good money raiser, but more importantly it's a good night of family fun. It's pretty easy to measure the bottom line. But when families come out and have such a good time together, you just can't measure that.

en The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force
  George Bancroft

en The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force
  George Bancroft

en Hold fast to the Bible. . . . To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

en The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point a very sufficient literary field. But it will yield its secrets only to a really grasping imagination. To write well and worthily of American things one need even more than elsewhere to be a master.
  Henry James


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