Civilization Quotes

2122 Civilization quotes by 1210 unique authors

On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new… — Ignazio Silone
Spiritual awakening is the most essential thing in man's life, and it is the sole purpose of being. Is not civilization, in all its tragic… — Khalil Gibran
Ive managed to dodge the curse. Not all my family have. Of course, music helped me - music is all about civilization, about something worthwhile.… — Gordon Getty
For nearly 2,000 years of Christian civilization, taking the life of an unborn child was regarded as a vile and heinous moral offense which degraded… — Unknown Author
Is civilization progress? The challenge, I think, is clear; and, as clearly, the final answer will be given not by our amassing of knowledge, or… — Charles Lindbergh
New England is a finished place. Its destiny is that of Florence or Venice, not Milan while the American empire careens onward toward its unpredicted… — Bernard DeVoto
If we don't watch out, the pleasure o be gained from the discriminating enjoyment of food will be lost. It may not be long before… — Benoite Groult
Do you think that civilization advances because of things written in books? Not a bit of what is written in books ever got there until… — Walter Russell
The body of economic knowledge is an essential element in the structure of human civilization; it is the foundation upon which modern industrialism and all… — Ludwig von Mises
What passes for education, culture or maturity in most minds is merely how individuals want to think of themselves, a contrived egocentric self-concept, not actual… — Kenny Smith
Civilization runs a greater risk if we maintain our present attitude to religion than if we give it up. — Sigmund Freud
Wilderness itself is the basis of all our civilization. I wonder if we have enough reverence for life to concede to wilderness the right to… — Unknown Author
At the heart of all that civilization has meant and developed is 'community' - the mutually cooperative and voluntary venture of man to assume a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love is the spirit of life unto the adorned body of mankind, the establisher of true civilization in this mortal world, and the shedder of… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Evolution made civilization steward of this planet. A hundred thousand years later, the steward stood before evolution not helper but destroyer, not healer but parasite.… — Richard Bach
A general definition of civilization: a civilized society is exhibiting the fine qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art, peace. — Alfred North Whitehead
We argue with our biology, and the result of that argument is civilization. — Unknown Author
Sedentary culture is the goal of civilization. It means the end of its lifespan and brings about its corruption. — Ibn Khaldun
I must try to be alone for part of each year...and part of each day...in order to keep my core, my center...Women must be still… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization. — Nhat Hanh
Where is everybody? Humans could theoretically colonize the galaxy in a million years or so, and if they could, astronauts from older civilizations could do… — Enrico Fermi
The right to a quality education is, I believe, the perfect path to bridge the gap between different cultures and to reconcile various civilizations. Without… — Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
Destroying white civilization is the inmost desire of the league of designated victims we call minorities. — Joseph Sobran
The Strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them. — Gene Roddenberry
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life… — Gene Roddenberry

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