Civility Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

— Benjamin Franklin

Are we savages or what?

— William Golding

The very use of the word savage, as it is applied in its general sense, I am inclined to believe is an abuse of…

— George Catlin

It is in refinement and elegance that the civilized man differs from the savage.

— Samuel Johnson

We're not savages. We're English.

— William Golding

Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind.

— Carl von Clausewitz

Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind. The difference lies not in the respective natures of savagery and civilization, but…

— Carl von Clausewitz

A savage is simply a human organism that has not received enough news from the human race.

— John Ciardi

There are various kinds of savagery: emotional, spiritual, economic, and cultural savagery.

— Don Winslow

One difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There's no telling what a lot of courtesy would do.

— Cullen Hightower

We are all civilized people, wich means that we are all savages at heart but observing a few amenities of civilized behaviour.

— Tennessee Williams

We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.

— William Golding