Quote#Wisdom
There are few things more pleasing than the contemplation of order…
Quote byArthur Phillip · 1738–1814
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, Ch. 13 (June–July 1788).
English (original)
There are few things more pleasing than the contemplation of order and useful amusement arising gradually out of turmoil and confusion; and, perhaps, this satisfaction cannot anywhere be more fully enjoyed than when a settlement of civilised people is fixing itself upon a newly-discovered or savage coast.
— Arthur Phillip
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