Civilisation Quotes

188 Civilisation quotes by 166 unique authors

The conquistadors and their followers were very rough people, and they were fixated on gold and silver. They were oblivious to the astonishing achievements of… — Peter Shaffer
The Bradshaws suggests an extraordinary civilisation that existed long before modern man reached the British Isles. — Richard Flanagan
The Japanese keenly learned from Western civilisation in a bid to modernize and preserve the nation. — Akihito
I profess accurately to describe native Africa - Africa in those places where it has not received the slightest impulse, whether for good or evil,… — John Hanning Speke
We were a Western civilisation, an English speaking civilisation, both NZ and Australia, and we had all these influences coming from both Great Britain and… — Richard O'Brien
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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