Civilized Quote by Thor Heyerdahl

A beautiful country is a dream-like illusion. It is senseless to cling to it. Unless the inner forces of negative emotions are conquered, strife…

— Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

“BORDERS, NATIONALISM and IDENTITY have always been the worst enemies of HUMANITY”

— Mouloud Benzadi

The world in all doth but two nations bear- The good, the bad; and these mixed everywhere.

— Andrew Marvell

Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if…

— Benjamin Disraeli

Some people are nobody's enemies but their own

— Charles Dickens

Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.

— Ralph Peters

Modern civilization is complicated and artificial. Simple folk live in a world of love and peace. Let no one hate another or harm another.

— Sivananda

Parts of the world can be very hostile to differences, social or artistic.

— Patrick Wang

“We have a perfect idea of a natural enemy when we think of the devil, because the enmity is perpetual, unalterable and unabateable. It…

— Thomas Paine

The world is all alike. Those that seem better than their neighbours are only more artful. They mean the same thing, though they take…

— William Godwin

Nations, like individuals, live and die; but civilization cannot die.

— Giuseppe Mazzini

Look at all the conflict between tribes, nations, and religions. They need their enemies, because they provide the sense of separateness on which their…

— Eckhart Tolle