--- title: "9 Civilization Way Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Civilization Way quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Civilization Way sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/helen-foster-snow-53164_civilization_one-can-judge-a-civilization-by-the-way_103424.jpg" --- > [... one can judge a civilization by the way its treats its women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-foster-snow/one-can-judge-a-civilization-by-the-way-its-treats-its-women/) [Helen Foster Snow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-foster-snow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/helen-foster-snow-53164_civilization_one-can-judge-a-civilization-by-the-way_103424.jpg) > [The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-s-buck/the-test-of-a-civilization-is-in-the-way-that-it-cares-for-its/) [Pearl S. Buck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-s-buck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff5/pearl-s-buck-1024_care_the-test-of-a-civilization-is-in-the-way_1275554.png) > [Civilization is the way one's own people live. Savagery is the way foreigners live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/civilization-is-the-way-one-s-own-people-live-savagery-is-the-way/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/anonymous-1_civilization_civilization-is-the-way-one-s-own-people_2754197.jpg) > [“It ain't technology that enhances the civilization.. but the way mankind perceives nature from all standpoints.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toba-beta/it-ain-t-technology-that-enhances-the-civilization-but-the-way/) [Toba Beta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toba-beta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/toba-beta-105_civilization_it-ain-t-technology-that-enhances-the-ci_1033746.jpg) > [You can tell the state of civilization by the way people dress. If the people who fought two World Wars came back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-guinness/you-can-tell-the-state-of-civilization-by-the-way-people-dress-if-the/) [Daphne Guinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-guinness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/daphne-guinness-9233_about_you-can-tell-the-state-of-civilization-b_2162193.jpg) > [No civilization can exist part free and part slave. ..We have never had any other kind of civilization. It has always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-russell/no-civilization-can-exist-part-free-and-part-slave-we-have-never-had/) [Walter Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-russell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/walter-russell-3334_civilization_no-civilization-can-exist-part-free-and_835097.png) > [I am among those who believe that our Western civilization is on its way to perishing. It has many commendable qualities, most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/i-am-among-those-who-believe-that-our-western-civilization-is-on-its/) [Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_believe_i-am-among-those-who-believe-that-our-we_1764472.jpg) > [A civilization is only a way of life. A culture is the way of making that way of life beautiful. So culture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-lloyd-wright/a-civilization-is-only-a-way-of-life-a-culture-is-the-way-of-making/) [Frank Lloyd Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-lloyd-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af8/frank-lloyd-wright-1353_america_a-civilization-is-only-a-way-of-life-a-c_949670.jpg) > [“Whenever someone casually refers to “the history of civilization” in a way that does not jibe with the history of civilization as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-wright/whenever-someone-casually-refers-to-the-history-of-civilization-in-a/) [Jennifer Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ba/jennifer-wright-20397_books_whenever-someone-casually-refers-to-the_2945704.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization-way/#itemlist", "name": "Civilization Way Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "... one can judge a civilization by the way its treats its women.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Helen Foster Snow" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-foster-snow/one-can-judge-a-civilization-by-the-way-its-treats-its-women/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/helen-foster-snow-53164_civilization_one-can-judge-a-civilization-by-the-way_103424.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/helen-foster-snow-53164_civilization_one-can-judge-a-civilization-by-the-way_103424.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/helen-foster-snow-53164_civilization_one-can-judge-a-civilization-by-the-way_103424.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“... one can judge a civilization by the way its treats its women.” — Helen Foster Snow", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pearl S. 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