Civilization Quote by Christopher Fowler

“The poorly sophisticated, since many of us are, as presumed to be, lacking in good arguments, we are then prone to being well-versed in…

— Criss Jami

“Being insulted offers you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally.”

— Bryant McGill

“It takes a thorough knowledge of the English language to effectively abuse it.”

— Charlene Vermeulen

“Being told you are wrong or insulted, gives you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally.”

— Bryant McGill

“You don't understand. Speaking, talking--language, that is--represents the most orderly, civilized, and rational expression of human nature. All this foul-mouthed cussing is a gap…

— Graham Joyce

“Just because someone doesn’t have a grasp of English doesn’t mean they don’t have a grasp on disparagement.”

— Finn Murphy

“The English language is under assault by stupid people who use words they don't understand, and is defended by pompous asses who like to…

— Tim Cameron

“After all, it is sometimes rather enjoyable to feel insulted, is it not? For the person knows that no one has insulted him, and…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“I do not understand you.” “Then we are on very unequal terms, for I understand you perfectly well.” “Me? Yes; I cannot speak well…

— Jane Austen

“We no longer have a sufficiently high estimate of ourselves when we communicate. Our true experiences are not garrulous. They could not communicate themselves…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“To most of the general public, language comes down less to wonder than a rather censorious bifurcated sentiment – namely, that the vast majority…

— Robert Lane Greene

“English people are not mass-produced. They do not come off a factory line all looking, speaking, thinking, acting the same. Neither do we.”

— Paul Scott