| And there is his basic and perhaps rather obvious point that the decline of civilisations proceeds in a serious of routs and rallies. |
| It has always been one of the greatest pleasures and greatest consolations of humankind, found in all civilisations. |
| Across all civilisations, the place of rest has always been sacred so please respect it. |
| During the past century empires crashed, new states foundered, utopian projects failed and entire civilisations melted down. |
| Pre-Columbian civilisations such as the Inca and the Aztecs failed to turn the wheel from a toy into a practical tool. |
| The art of woodcut, in fact, dates back to the early Egyptian and Chinese civilisations. |
