Brainy-quotes Quote by Abhijit Naskar

“All definitions of civilization along to a conjugation which goes: "I am civilized, you belong to a culture, he is a barbarian.”

— Felipe Fernández-Armesto

“The conventional wisdom says that societies seem more civilized than they actually are.”

— Dr. Ashok Anand

“Civilization is but a thin veneer stretched across the passions of the human heart. And civilization doesn't just happen; we have to make it…

— Bill Moyers

“There are only two ways, as you know, of becoming civilized. One is by being cultured, the other is by being corrupt.”

— Oscar Wilde

“Humanity's savageness is what makes it civilized. Technology, trade, computers, space travel. All are products of competition and conflict.”

— Adam Burch

“To have a viable civilization, people have to have a benign government, a semblance of education, spare time, imagination, and manners”

— Jonathan Chamberlain Williams

“The more civilized people are, the more honorable working hard is to them. As a result, the more civilized we get, the less we…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“To be civilized, really, is to be aware of the others, their hopes, their gladnesses, their illusions about life”

— Sherwood Anderson

for civilization to survive, the human race has to remain civilized

— Rod Serling

If we are to preserve civilization, we must first remain civilized.

— Louis St. Laurent

“There is nothing more savage than modern civilization.”

— Bryant McGill

“Civilization is perhaps nothing but a process of finding out what you cannot have.”

— Sherwood Anderson