"Civilisation is the thickness of a postage stamp on the top of Cleopatra's needle; & time to come is the thickness of postage stamps as high as Mount Blanc".
Or civilisation is a very thin veneer to say the least.
A great metaphorical expression.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Virginia Woolf on Civilisation
The Diary Volume 4, Saturday 30 January, 1932
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