Civilization Quote by Will Durant

A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.

— Ariel Durant

“An empire cannot be destroyed from without till it is destroyed from within.”

— Pierce Brown

A nation is not conquered which is perpetually to be conquered.

— Edmund Burke

“One conquers by getting conquered.”

— Mohit K. Misra

“A man who has conquered himself does not need to conquer others.”

— VD

“It goes without saying that a civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them into revolt neither has…

— Sigmund Freud

“Perhaps that is the greatest crime of conquest--that a civilization is denied the right to evolve beyond its own embarrassment.”

— Neal Shusterman

A great civilization is not conquered from without, until it has destroyed itself from within. The essential causes of Rome's decline lay in her…

— Will Durant

“A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then its finished; no matter how brave its warriors…

— Cheyenne Proverb

“Civilization is an achievement not a gift; it is always besieged, must constantly be defended, and once lost, is immeasurably difficult to reclaim. We…

— Roger Kimball

We conquer, not in any brilliant fashion-we conquer by continuing.

— George H Morrison

“The greatest victory of all is conquering yourself.”

— Brian Reese