Civilisation Quotes

188 Civilisation quotes by 166 unique authors

The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes. — Kate Atkinson
In some ways, I lament the introduction of civilisation on such a huge scale, because it has given us a lot of room to abuse… — Roy Harper
The French have made conversation their claim to civilisation. — Theodore Zeldin
That's one of the things I look forward to about an evening like this - someone to drink tea with at the end of it.… — Aurora Greenway
The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in our civilisation. Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health,… — George Bernard Shaw
That civilisation may not sink, Its great battle lost, — William Butler Yeats
Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation. — George Bernard Shaw
MARRIAGE, A very good way to promote civilisation -- if you get a good wife you will be happy, if you get a bad one… — Nikhil Saluja

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