"Civilization is a movement and not a condition,……" — Arnold J. Toynbee

"Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor."

— Arnold J. Toynbee

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43 Quotes by Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee has 43 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Write regularly, day in and day out, at whatever times of day you find that you write best. Don't wait…
We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domesticated plants and animals, but we have been rabbit-like in…
The world's greatest need . . . is mutual confidence. No human being ever knows all the secrets of another's…
History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the…
Anxiety and conscience are a powerful pair of dynamos. Between them, they have ensured that I shall work hard, but…
The absolute value of love makes life worth while, and so makes Man's strange and difficult situation acceptable. Love cannot…
It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian ending…
Of the twenty or so civilizations known to modern Western historians, all except our own appear to be dead or…
Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm.
Civilizations, I believe, come to birth and proceed to grow by successfully responding to successive challenges. They break down and…
Love's way of dealing with us is different from conscience's way. Conscience commands; love inspires. What we do out of…
Human dignity can be achieved only in the field of ethics, and ethical achievement is measured by the degree in…

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More Change Quotes

This quote is filed under Change Quotes, one of 18,261 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Change in all things is sweet. — Aristotle
But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be… — Aristotle
Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from… — Billie Joe Armstrong
We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about… — Karen Armstrong
The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing. — Nancy Astor
There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in… — David Attenborough
Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our… — David Attenborough
It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space,… — David Attenborough
We really need to kick the carbon habit and stop making our energy from burning things. Climate change is also… — David Attenborough
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time. — Dean Acheson
Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. — Marcus Aurelius
Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. — Marcus Aurelius

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