Age Quote by Ezra Pound

A man's hope measures his civilization. The attainability of the hope measures, or may measure, the civilization of his nation and time.

— Ezra Pound

The measure of a civilization is how it treats those at the dawn of life, the margins of life and the twilight of life.

— Hubert H. Humphrey

I have heard it said that the measure of a civilization is how it treats those who have hurt it. I think a further…

— Mark Goulston

The only true hope for civilization-the conviction of the individual that his inner life can affect outward events and that, whether or not he…

— Stephen Spender

The measure of civilization in a people is to be found in its just appreciation of the wrongfulness of war.

— Arthur Helps

The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness which characterize the thoughts and convictions of men today, and reaching a…

— Albert Schweitzer

“A nation’s level of civilization can be measured by the way it treats its oldest and weakest citizens.”

— Hendrik Groen

In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so…

— Fukuzawa Yukichi

The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination.

— Victor Hugo

What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but,…

— Alfred de Vigny

“There are few words which are used more loosely than the word “Civilization.” What does it mean? It means a society based upon the…

— Winston Churchill

A civilization is a social entity that manifests religious, political , legal, and customary uniformity over an extended period, and which confers on its…

— Roger Scruton