Sabine Baring-Gould

The stream of civilisation flows on like a river: it is rapid in mid- current, slow at the sides, and has its backwaters. At best, civilisation advances by spirals.
The stream of civilisation flows on like a river: it is rapid in mid- current, slow at the sides, and has its backwaters. At best, civilisation advances by spirals.
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These are some quotes by English author Sabine Baring-Gould Clergyman, who lived between January 28, 1834 and January 2, 1924.