Human History Quotes

"The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power" "We did not domesticate wheat. It domesticated us." "In the long history of humankind those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed" "I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins" "Humans have the dubious distinction of being the deadliest species in the annals of life"