Related Quotes
All quotes about:
civilization luxury selfishness
A semi-civilized state of society, equally removed from the extremes of barbarity and of refinement, seems to be that particular meridian under which all the reciprocities and gratuities of hospitality do most readily flourish and abound. For it so happens that the ease, the luxury, and the abundance of the highest state of civilization, are as productive of selfishness, as the difficulties, the privations, and the sterilities of he lowest. Charles Caleb Colton
civilization saws ends
I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street? Alan Bennett
civilization solitude going-out
Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying distractions and beats us down by destroying our solitude, where otherwise we might drink and renew our strength before going out to face the world again. Aiden Wilson Tozer
civilization doubt moral
I have no doubt that historians will conclude that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it.
civilization stuff jingles
Freedom!- is the fatuous jingle of our civilization, but only those deprived of it have the barest inkling re: what the stuff actually is. David Mitchell
civilization creating alternatives
It's a difficult business, creating a new, alternative civilization. David Graeber
civilization climate-change humans
More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization. David Suzuki
civilization age generations
Generations do not age. Every youth of any period, any civilization, has the same possibilities as always. Cesare Pavese
civilization savages fragility
They do not understand the fragility of civilization and the constant nearness of savage nature. Camille Paglia
savages manners
Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours. Benjamin Franklin
savages states refusal
The leading characteristic of the savage state is its refusal or avoidance of industry. Arthur Brisbane
savages needs scales
La poe sie veutquelque chose d'e norme, debarbare et de sauvage. Poetry needs something on the scale of the grand, the barbarous, the savage. Denis Diderot
savages body clubs
The affiliation clause in our Constitution is a privilege: a courtesy to a sympathetic body. Were you not a Mason, or Co-Mason, you would have to be proposed and seconded, and then examined by savage Inquisitors, and then-probably-thrown out on the garbage heap. Well, no, it's not as bad as that; but we certainly don't want anybody who chooses to apply. Would you do it yourself, if you were on the Committee of a Club? The O.T.O. is a serious body, engaged on a work of Cosmic scope. You should question yourself: what can I contribute? Aleister Crowley
savages foundation essentials
I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. I reject the notion that the death penalty has any essential deterrent effect on potential offenders. I am convinced that the contrary is true - that savagery begets only savagery. Andrei Sakharov
savages handsome way
Do not expect help.' 'One should always hope.' 'Then hope for a handsome savage with kindly ways. David Gemmell
savages fierce get-away
I have a huge and savage conscience that won't let me get away with things. Octavia Butler
savages
Vitriolic really is personal. I am vitriolic. I am savage. Gore Vidal
savages lucky cost
Torture is senseless violence, born in fear... torture costs human lives but does not save them. We would almost be too lucky if these crimes were the work of savages: the truth is that torture makes torturers. Jean-Paul Sartre
agree allow independence referendum texans vote
We want them to ... agree to a referendum to allow Texans to vote on the independence issue, Richard McLaren
agreement anxiety guilt
The sense of anxiety and guilt doesn't come from having too much to do; it's the automatic result of breaking agreements with yourself. David Allen
agreement years might
Congress, after years of stalling, finally got around to clearing the way for informal discussions that might lead to possible formal talks that could potentially produce some kind of tenative agreements ... Dave Barry
agreement assets sells
EFR entered into an agreement to sell some noncore assets for $2.05M. David Talbot
agreement organization citizens
Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.
agreement broken gentleman
A Gentleman's agreement cannot be broken without breaking the person who has entered into it. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
agreement fearless done
I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless. Cathy Freeman
agreement talking people
Sanctions and negotiations can be very ineffective, and indeed foolish, unless the people you are talking with and negotiating with and trying to reach agreements with are people who can be trusted to keep their word. Caspar Weinberger
agree investors including
When most investors, including the pros, all agree on something, they're usually wrong. Carl Icahn