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Here among the constant ruins and rebuilding of civilizations lies the coexistence of diversity and intolerance.

— David K. Shipler

I put forward as a general definition of civilization, that a civilized society is exhibiting the five qualities of Truth, Beauty, Adventure, Art, Peace.

— Alfred North Whitehead

This civilization is rapidly passing away, however. Let us rejoice or else lament the fact as much as everyone of us likes; but do…

— Anonymous

We live in a material world. I'm not saying that beautiful things don't enhance our lives. But, in our culture, we're never happy.

— Tom Ford

Before we can build a stable civilization worthy of humanity as a whole, it is necessary that each historical civilization should become conscious of…

— Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Historically, if you look at great civilizations, why do they crumble? Is it because of what's outside or because of something internal? It's always…

— Phylicia Rashad

This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They…

— Thor Heyerdahl

Civilization...is a matter of imponderables, of delight in the thins of the mind, of love of beauty, of honor, grace, courtesy, delicate feeling. Where…

— Edith Hamilton

We live in a culture where everything is designed for our comfort or entertainment but nothing satisfies. At our core, we remain insatiable, constantly…

— Daniel Pinchbeck

Our civilizations have evolved. The solutions we can find for the things that keep us somewhat primitive and base and ugly in our desires…

— Lisa Joy

Without the hope of posterity, for our race if not for ourselves, without the assurance that we being dead yet live, all pleasures of…

— Anonymous

Civilization in certain respects is as inadequate as it was a thousand years ago.

— Gertrude Atherton