Civilisation Quote by Mervyn Peake

“The true nature of a human being is not compatible with the so-called civilized world.”

— Bryant McGill

“With people like that we needn't despair of civilisation,”

— John Dos Passos

“The conventional wisdom says that societies seem more civilized than they actually are.”

— Dr. Ashok Anand

“The more civilized people are, the more honorable working hard is to them. As a result, the more civilized we get, the less we…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“I am civilised. My feelings are not.”

— Jeanette Winterson

“...It's better to feel the world around you. People let themselves become too desensitized. How can you write if you don't feel anything?”

— Jennifer Minar-Jaynes

“I find most of the human race extraordinarily repulsive. They probably reciprocate this feeling.”

— Agatha Christie

“Feelings don't go away, people do.”

— Dennis Sharpe

“To be civilized, really, is to be aware of the others, their hopes, their gladnesses, their illusions about life”

— Sherwood Anderson

“When you are a citizen, the earth feels different.”

— James A. Michener

“Smile. No one cares how you feel.”

— Stephin Merritt

“Raw humanity offends our sensibilities.”

— Barbara Lazear Ascher