Character Quote by J. Maarten Troost Download Open image “Personally I regard idling as a virtue, but civilized society holds otherwise.” — J. Maarten Troost ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Civilized Civilized society Virtue
To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means that one has got beyond being shocked, although one… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
to be civilized is to be incapable of giving unnecessary offense, it is to have some quality of consideration for all who cross our… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
One difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There's no telling what a lot of courtesy would do. — Cullen Hightower Copy Share Image
“The commandment, 'Love thy neighbour as thyself', is the strongest defence against human aggressiveness and an excellent example of the unpsychological [expectations] of the… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Civilization is the way one's own people live. Savagery is the way foreigners live. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Among some people arrogance supplies the place of grandeur, inhumanity of decision, and roguery of intelligence. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
I am among those who believe that our Western civilization is on its way to perishing. It has many commendable qualities, most of which… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
In my opinion, an individual without any love of the arts cannot be considered completely civilized. — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
I consider that there are different degrees of civilization and there are many different ways of expressing it. But one is civilized or is… — Flora Lewis Copy Share Image
To a high degree we are, through art and science, cultured. We are civilized - perhaps too much for our own good - in… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Being civilized means that one keeps one's words unrelated to one's thoughts, when necessary. — Ursula Parrott Copy Share Image
“The longer we spent on Tarawa the more Sylvia and I came to realize that to live on Tarawa is to experience a visceral… — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
“When it comes to naming things, vanity and flattery are dull motivations best suited for deciding on a child’s middle name. Much more interesting… — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
Like many air travelers, I am aware that airplanes fly aided by capricious fairies and invisible strings. — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
“Christopher Hitchens once said that he drinks “because it makes other people less boring.” — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
“for what is life, a good life, but the accumulation of small pleasures?” — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
I was simply restless, quite likely because of a dissatisfaction with the recent trajectory of my life, and if there is a better, more… — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
“It was, to reiterate, to stress, to accentuate the point, to leave no doubt, hot.” — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
“Look for a wave shaped like an A. An A . Hmm. I saw Zs and H's and Vs . I saw the Hindi… — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
Like many highly educated people, I didn't have much in the way of actual skills. — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
“It is an unfortunate reality for innate idlers that our modern world requires one to hold a job to maintain a sustainable existence. Idling,… — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
“Seriously. There were three of them, all roughly in their thirties, and they spent their time traveling the world, putting together documentaries about the… — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
“I made arrangements with Bitaki, a teammate on the soccer team I played with, to go fishing with his brothers, who typically worked the… — J. Maarten Troost Copy Share Image
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
When you're on a daytime drama you get one page, you better damn well know your character. You better know what she would do… — David Hudgins Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Your looks don't make you pretty, it's the person inside who makes you pretty! — Aaron Chan Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,… — Freddie Stroma Copy Share Image
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