Civilized Quotes

602 Civilized quotes by 445 unique authors

I'm truly amazed at you, Garion," Polgara said. "I didn't think you had the faintest idea of how to speak a civilized language." "Thank you,"… — David Eddings
Like anyone nostalgic for a time he didn't live through, I chose to weed out the little inconveniences: polio, say, or the thought of eating… — David Sedaris
The more civilized we become, the more horrendous our entertainments. — Gregory Maguire
Civilization is only possible for deeply unpleasant animals. It is only an ape that can be truly civilized. — Mark Rowlands
The point of civilization is to be civilized; the purpose of action is to perpetuate society, for only in society can philosophy truly take place. — Iain Pears
Dilemma of civilized man; body mobilized, but danger obscure. — Philip K. Dick
Our civilized world is nothing but a great masquerade. You encounter knights, parsons, soldiers, doctors, lawyers, priests, philosophers and a thousand more: but they are… — Arthur Schopenhauer
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. — Iris Murdoch
Walls, towns, rules, and day-to-day life doesn't make us civilized ... That's organization and ritual. Civilization lives in our hearts and heads or it doesn't… — Jonathan Maberry
I think dating courtesies are common courtesies that should be practiced in most all civilized encounters. I pine for the days of good, old-fashioned manners. — Karen Marie Moning
As with most things in life, Lady Maccon preferred the civilized exterior to the dark underbelly (with the exception of pork products, of course.) — Gail Carriger
One of the commonest things to do with savings is to lend them to some Government. In view of the fact that the bulk of… — Bertrand Russell
Matthey, a Geneva physician very close to Rousseau's influence, formulates the prospect for all men of reason: 'Do not glory in your state, if you… — Michel Foucault
But still there are moments when a brother and sister can lay down their instruments of torture for a moment and speak as civilized human… — John Boyne
You have a lot to learn, young man. Philosophy. Theology. Literature. Poetry. Drama. History. Archeology. Anthropology. Mythology. Music. These are your tools as much as… — John Logan
The moral authority in the Western world is gone. And it is gone forever. It is gone, not because of the criminal record--everybody's record is… — James A. Baldwin
My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life. — Barbara Taylor Bradford
Don't talk like one of them. You're not! Even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me! They need you… — Christopher Nolan
In Europe the rich are refined enough to act as if they're not wealthy. That is how civilized people behave. If you ask me, being… — Orhan Pamuk
The measure of civilized behavior is compassion. — Paul Theroux
[Educated blacks] Society refuses to consider them genuine Negroes. The Negro is a savage, whereas the student is civilized. "You're us," and if anyone thinks… — Frantz Fanon
I wish this story were different. I wish it were more civilized. I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happier, than… — Margaret Atwood
The more civilized a nation, the more conformed its population, until that civilization's last age arrives, when multiplicity wages war with conformity. The former grows… — Steven Erikson
There is no privacy that cannot be penetrated. No secret can be kept in the civilized world. Society is a masked ball where everyone hides… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tea? Good God, no. It's mud. How the British ever built an empire drinking the filthy stuff is beyond me. And if we carry on… — Charlie Higson

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