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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 8:18 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A cosmic burst of light explodes outward from the center, sending streaks of purple and violet shooting in all directions through teal and blue nebula clouds. The top portion fades to black, with a thin horizontal line separating it from the burst below, and holds condensed uppercase text in a blue-to-purple gradient displaying a quote reading No lie you can speak or act but it will come, after longer or shorter circulation, like a bill drawn on Nature's Reality, and be presented there for payment, — with the answer, No effects. -Thomas Carlyle. A translucent blue strip along the bottom holds the CivilSimian.com watermark on the left.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 6:35 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A dark, star-speckled space background with bold gold uppercase lettering arranged in a slanted, receding block, styled like a classic sci-fi movie opening crawl. The text displays a quote reading Equally there is no rhythm when variations are not placed. There is a wealth of suggestions in the phrase "takes place". The change not only comes but it belongs; it had its definite place in a larger whole. -John Dewey. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears faintly in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 5:39 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A lone silhouetted figure stands on dark rocky ground facing a towering column of bright white and violet light pouring down between shadowy cliffs, surrounded by swirling teal and purple mist. White handwritten-style lettering with a blue-to-pink glow and dark outline displays a quote reading Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as what it has not. -Publilius Syrus. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 4:34 AM

😂🤷‍♂️☀️.....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A vibrant painted sky of billowing clouds in pink, lavender, and blue, with warm golden light glowing through from behind. Large bold text in a purple-to-blue gradient with a dark outline, mixing italic and upright words, displays a quote reading They know me well. How could they conceal a resplendent sun? -Al-Ma'arri. The CivilSimian.com watermark runs vertically along the right edge.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:39 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A dark, moody background of faint gray storm clouds overlaid with subtle diagonal stripes. Flowing script lettering in a pink-to-light-blue gradient displays a quote reading A man who has trained himself in goodness come to have certain direct intuitions about character, about the relations between human beings, about his own position in the world — intuitions that are quite different from the intuitions of the average sensual man. -Aldous Huxley. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears faintly in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:39 AM

There's got to be an easier way to say this....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

Background of glossy hexagonal tiles in dark teal, purple, and magenta tones, overlaid with faint diagonal stripes. A translucent dark horizontal band across the upper middle holds white handwritten-style text with a blue-to-pink glow, displaying a quote reading There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly. -Pythagoras. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 12:26 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape in purple tones, with leaning utility poles and tangled wires stretching across a debris-strewn road past an abandoned building under a streaked pink and violet sky. A translucent dark band across the top holds rounded lettering in a lavender-to-blue gradient displaying a quote reading Speech is insufficient to utter the last things; and this troubles it not, because the last things may be heard speaking for themselves. At last, after long delay the wondering soul gives form to that which is stirring within it and produces its works art and song and mighty deeds. -L.P. Jacks. A solid purple strip along the bottom holds the CivilSimian.com watermark on the left.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:29 PM

Alternative facts....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A background of softly crumpled paper in faded pastel pink, lavender, and pale blue tones. Typewriter-style text in a pink-to-purple gradient displays a quote reading The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist. -Hannah Arendt. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 8:15 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A hazy dusk sky of purple and pink clouds, scattered with dozens of black alien-head silhouettes with large almond-shaped eyes clustered around the edges. Large bold text in a light blue-to-pink gradient with a dark outline displays a quote reading The human body is essentially something other than an animal organism. -Martin Heidegger. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 7:08 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A glowing purple planet looms over a sea of pink and violet clouds, with a bright burst of golden light on the left side of the sky. Bold uppercase lettering in a gray-to-pink gradient with a dark outline is arranged in a slanted, receding block styled like a sci-fi movie opening crawl, displaying a quote reading We must consider both the ultimate end and all clear sensory evidence, to which we refer our opinions; for otherwise everything will be full of uncertainty and confusion. -Epicurus. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 5:47 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 4:33 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A crowd of silhouetted people stands in a misty plaza at dusk, gazing up at dozens of glowing translucent cubes suspended by wires overhead, lit in shades of purple, pink, and blue. Decorative ornamental lettering in white and pink with a dark outline displays a quote reading Lucid intervals and happy pauses. -Francis Bacon. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 3:28 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A painterly scene of a crowd of silhouetted people raising their arms and holding up flaming torches against a smoky purple night sky. A translucent dark band across the upper half holds large handwritten-style lettering in a lavender-to-blue gradient with a dark outline, displaying a quote reading Anger is a weed; hate is the tree. -St. Augustine of Hippo. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 1:35 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A background of ornate damask wallpaper patterns fading from deep purple at the top to teal at the bottom. Large bold text in a light blue-to-pink gradient with a thick black outline displays a quote reading I have no ideas, only obsessions. Anybody can have ideas. Ideas have never caused anybody's downfall. -Emil Cioran. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 12:34 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A group of hooded, masked figures in dark clothing walks forward through thick purple and blue smoke on a city street, with bold diagonal stripes crossing the upper right and the image fading to black on the left side. Serif text in a pink-to-light-blue gradient with a dark outline displays a quote reading The concept of the state presupposes the concept of the political. -Carl Schmitt. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower right corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:13 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A misty, enchanted forest path at night, lined with trees and ferns and lit by glowing orbs of purple, pink, and blue light that reflect in puddles on the wet ground. Bold text in a pink-to-blue gradient with a dark outline, mixing italic and upright words, displays a quote reading This year, or this month, or, more likely, this very day, we have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people. -C. S. Lewis. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 10:12 PM

"Business" corrupts culture....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A square frame of soft, fluffy white feathers surrounds a plain white center. Serif text in a purple-to-blue gradient displays a quote reading We are swiftly moving at present from an era where business was our culture into an era when culture will be our business. Between these poles stand the huge and ambiguous entertainment industries. -Marshall McLuhan. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in small gray text below the quote on the left.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 8:55 PM

It starts when they lie to themselves first....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A painterly scene of a lone figure standing at the edge of a dense forest in violet and teal tones, facing a glowing golden light deep among the trees. Bold diagonal dark stripes cross the upper left and lower right corners. Futuristic lettering in a pink-to-purple gradient with a dark outline displays a quote reading The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders. -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 7:56 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A painted sky of streaking, windswept clouds in lavender, pink, and blue fills the lower half of the image, with a faint silhouette of distant spires along the bottom edge. The upper half is solid black, blending into the clouds with a ragged, splattered edge. Serif text in a blue-to-lavender gradient displays a quote reading Self knowledge begins with the neighbor, the mirror, and just the same with true self-love; that goes from the mirror to the matter. -Johann Georg Hamann. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 6:54 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A swirling background of smoky teal, blue, and purple clouds with faint receding square outlines in the center, overlaid with diagonal translucent stripes and framed by a thin purple border. Bold text in a light blue-to-purple gradient with a dark outline displays a quote reading The principles of the good society call for a concern with an order of being--which cannot be proved existentially to the sense organs--where it matters supremely that the human person is inviolable, that reason shall regulate the will, that truth shall prevail over error. -Walter Lippmann. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.