Speech is civilization itself. The word, even the most…

Speech is civilization itself. The word, even the most contradictions word, preserves contact - it is silence which isolates.

— Thomas E. Mann

Speech is civilization itself.

— Thomas Mann

“... civilization—a word that simply means "living in cities..." Excerpt From: Standage, Tom. “A History of the World In 6 Glasses.”

— Tom Standage

There's no such thing as civilization. The word just means the art of living in cities.

— Roger Zelazny

“Civilization... is another word for respect for life. One can't have too much respect for a loveliness that's brittle as spun glass.”

— Elizabeth Goudge

Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization.

— Orson F. Whitney

I want to say unequivocally that while I cherish every person who comes from anywhere, who comes here legally and seeks to pursue happiness,…

— Newt Gingrich

The word of silence is such it says everything without saying any word

— Nidhi Saini

Words are made of silver, but silence is made of gold.

— Portuguese Proverb

“When all are one sentience, Language withers and fades away. Let's sit together and speak in silence, Let's be light to each other's way.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“A word is not filling in the gaps, but the fertilization of silence.”

— Dejan Stojanovic

“The voice in the head that never stops speaking becomes a civilization that is obsessed with form and therefore knows nothing of the most…

— Eckhart Tolle

Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.

— Nicolas Gomez Davila

Sentiment is the mightiest force in civilization; not sentimentality, but sentiment. Women will bring this into politics. Home, sweet home, is as powerful on…

— Judith Ellen Foster

What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and…

— Octavio Paz