Civilization Quotes

2122 Civilization quotes by 1210 unique authors

Civilization is a work of peaceful co-operation. — Ludwig von Mises
There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing. — Toni Morrison
If a conservative order is indeed to return, we ought to know the tradition which is attached to it, so that we may rebuild society;… — Russell Kirk
Our entire civilization is built on a foundation of unfixable bullshit. — Joe Rogan
Early in my career I discovered that there was something really special about photographing at night that places your mind on the surface of the… — James Balog
You can't divorce civilization from nature - we totally depend on it. — James Balog
The differences between people need not act as barriers that wound, harm and drive us apart. Rather, these very differences among cultures and civilizations should… — Daisaku Ikeda
The mere smell of cooking can evoke a whole civilization. — Fernand Braudel
If you see, in the spectrum of a planet host star, strange chemical elements, it can be a signal from a civilization which is there. — Garik Israelian
For in a civilization which has lost the meaning of life, the most important thing a Christian can do is to live, and life, understood… — Jacques Ellul
The proper drinking of Scotch whisky is more than indulgence: it is a toast to civilization, a tribute to the continuity of culture, a manifesto… — Unknown Author
The true pioneer of civilization is not the newspaper, not religion, not the railroad - but whiskey! — Mark Twain
When humor go's, there go's civilization. — Erma Bombeck
The Mother's knowledge of unity, her powers of sensitivity, humility, and balance, and her infinite respect for the miracle of all life have now to… — Andrew Harvey
If there is one word that describes the meaning of character, it is the word honor. Without honor, civilization would not long exist. Without honor,… — Ezra Taft Benson
Civilization has made man, if not always more bloodthirsty, at least more viciously, more horribly bloodthirsty. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Civilization never stands still; if in one country it is falling back, in another it is changing, evolving, becoming more complicated, bringing fresh experience to… — Arthur Keith
A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection - not an invitation… — Umberto Eco
Our fantastic civilization has fallen out of touch with many aspects of nature, and with none more completely than with night. — Henry Beston
That is why I come forward tonight without any political label, without any bias, but just simply as an Englishman to say to you: a… — John Amery
The two World Wars came in part, like much modern literature and art, because men, whose nature is to tire of everything in turn... tired… — F L Lucas
I have given up the ambition to be a great scholar. I want to be more- simply a human. . . . We are not… — Albert Schweitzer
Freemasonry is an institution founded on eternal reason and truth; whose deep basis is the civilization of mankind, and whose everlasting glory it is to… — George Washington
What is the purpose for which Masonry exists? Its ultimate purpose is the perfection of humanity. Mankind it self is still in a period of… — Albert Pike
The most striking contradiction of our civilization is the fundamental reverence for truth which we profess and the thorough-going disregard for it which we practice. — Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Who Wrote These Civilization Quotes

1,210 authors contributed a total of 2,122 Civilization Quotes, led by these top contributors: