Art Quote by Thomas Huxley

“Civilization is complex. It involves the existence of human communities characterized by political and social organization; dominating and utilizing natural forces; adapting themselves to…

— Frank L. DeSilva

This civilisation is the work of man, who high-handedly and ignorant of the true workings of Nature, has created a world without meaning or…

— Viktor Schauberger

“The constant tug between nature and civilization is what keeps on our toes. Though of course, that did rather beg the question of how…

— Julian Barnes

If it is asserted that civilization is a real advance in the condition of man,--and I think that it is, though only the wise…

— Henry David Thoreau

Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man.

— Ludwig von Mises

“The collective consciousness of mankind defines the existence and sustainability of this civilization.”

— Toba Beta

“Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation. Four elements constitute it: economic provision, political organization, moral tradition, and the pursuit of knowledge and the…

— Will Durant

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

— Don Marquis

“, civilization is an ever-changing tacit agreement, culturally inherited, not chosen at birth. Civilization is the invention of man, my big friend. It is…

— Peter Jelen

Civilization has been a continuous struggle of the individual or of groups of individuals against the State and even against "society," that is, against…

— Emma Goldman

The progress and civilisation of the human race simply mean controlling this nature.

— Swami Vivekananda

One... gets an impression that civilization is something which was imposed on a resisting majority by a minority which understood how to obtain possession…

— Sigmund Freud