"Europe was darkened at sunset, Cordova shone with public lamps, Europe was dirty, Cordova built a thousand baths, Europe was covered with vermin, Cordova changed its undergarments daily, Europe lay in mud, Cordova streets were paved; Europe's palaces had smoke-holes in the ceiling, Cordova's arabesques were exquisite; Europe's nobility could not sign its name, Cordova's children went to school' Europe's monks could not read the baptismal service, Cordova's teachers created a library of Alexandrian dimensions"
- The Story of Medicine by Victor Robinson, p164
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