Civilization Quote by Wallace Stevens

Civilization must be destroyed. The hairy saints Of the North have earned thiscrumb by their complaints.

— Mason Cooley

The destruction that barbarians leave behind has a grim fascination, doesn't it? We're reminded how thin is the veneer of civilization.

— Dean Koontz

When thought races ahead of Being, a civilization is racing towards destruction.

— Jacob Needleman

A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.

— Emile M. Cioran

Civilization is hideously fragile and there's not much between us and the horrors underneath, just about a coat of varnish.

— Anonymous

The humiliation of the North is complete and overwhelming.

— Benjamin F. Wade

“Because we are not in a civilization which believes strongly in oracles or sacred places, we see the full frenzy of those who killed…

— G.K. Chesterton

We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way.

— George Bernard Shaw

Great civilizations have annihilated themselveswhen the development of their spiritual wisdom lagged far behind their scientific technology. We need to walk softly, for though…

— Mary Summer Rain

In the midst of all this turmoil and destruction, the Latter-day Saints should dwell in peace and safety. This they may do if they…

— Joseph Fielding Smith

“Because we are not in a civilization which believes strongly in oracles or sacred places, we see the full frenzy of those who killed…

— G.K. Chesterton

In the long run, the aggressive civilizations destroy themselves, almost always. It's their nature. They can't help it.

— Carl Sagan