Best Quote by John Burroughs

The test of civilization is the power of drawing the most benefit out of cities.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A good civilization gives the greatest possible scope to the common passions and makes them intelligible among the great number of people.

— Meridel Le Sueur

The civilization of a country consists in the quality of life that is lived there, and this quality shows plainest in the things that…

— Albert J. Nock

So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else…

— P. J. O'Rourke

“The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Hendrik Groen

If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other…

— Harriet Martineau

The highest test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.

— Booker T. Washington

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

— Anonymous

America may not be the best nation on earth, but it has conceived loftier ideals and dreamed higher dreams than any other nation. America…

— Nikki Giovanni

When the soil's fertility is being conserved instead of raped, when village life is a social unity, when pride of craftsmanship returns, when everyone…

— Henry Williamson

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

— Pearl S. Buck