Civilized Quotes

602 Civilized quotes by 445 unique authors

The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be forgiven. — Cyril Connolly
The man who stands upon his own soil, who feels, by the laws of the land in which he lives,-by the laws of civilized nations,-he… — Edward Everett
Civilization means, above all, an unwillingness to inflict unnecessary pain ... those of us who heedlessly accept the commands of authority cannot yet claim to… — Harold Laski
When men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their ideas, they cease to be children and… — Walter Lippmann
In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle. — C. E. M. Joad
Individualism regards man - every man - as an independent, sovereign entity who possesses an inalienable right to his own life, a right derived from… — Ayn Rand
Typography is a minor technicality of civilized life. — Stanley Morison
Some civilized women would lose half their charm without dress and some would lose all of it. — Mark Twain
I cannot imagine the type of sinister fiend who would be against the library. A library essentially says, 'Look, here is some free information that… — Chuck Klosterman
Every civilized human being, whatever his conscious development, is still an archaic man at the deeper levels of his psyche. — Carl Jung
A civilized society must count animals as worthy of moral consideration and ethical treatment. The question is not, Can they reason? nor Can they talk?… — Jeremy Bentham
No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means. — Aneurin Bevan
In civilized societies, if you are offended by a cartoon, you do not burn flags, take up guns and raid buildings, chant death to your… — Michelle Malkin
Wealth and speed are what the world admires, what each pursues. Railways, express mails, steamships and every possible facility for communications are the achievement in… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Would you have a strong and virile nation, keep your homes pure; would you reduce delinquency and crime, lessen the number of broken homes. It… — David O. McKay
The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone, the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood — George Bernard Shaw
The laws of Nature take precedence of all human laws. The purpose of all human laws is one - to defeat the laws of Nature.… — Mark Twain
Enormous amounts of money are spent for publicity. As a result, large quantities of alimentary and pharmaceutical products, at the least useless, and often harmful,… — Alexis Carrel
First New York was a sort of provincial capital, bigger and richer than Manchester or Marseilles, but not much different in its essential spirit. Then,… — Malcolm Cowley
It is the theory of all modern civilized governments that they protect and foster the liberty of the citizen; it is the practice of all… — H. L. Mencken
Nobody minded what you did in bed or what you said about God, a very civilized attitude in 1948. — Simon Raven
The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. — Naguib Mahfouz
The civilized world needs to think about a decision when single politicians are not allowed to stay in power. — Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Before this ugly edifice, and between it and the wheel-track of the street, was a grass-plot, much overgrown with burdock, pig-weed, apple-pern, and such unsightly… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
And this homage to women's attractions has distorted their understanding tosuch an extent that almost all the civilized women of the present century are anxious… — Mary Wollstonecraft

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