Quotes about civilization
civilization religion highest
Religion is civilization, the highest. Benjamin Disraeli
civilization dwelling house
The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind. Benjamin Disraeli
civilization tendencies monarchy
The tendency of an advanced civilization is in truth monarchy. Benjamin Disraeli
civilization earth problem
The main problem is that we, as an Earth civilization, have not come to understand ourselves - see ourselves in a cosmic sense at all. Edgar Mitchell
civilization perspective ego
Transcendence gets you beyond ego. If you go beyond ego, you see all of this in a more decent perspective and you can start to put all the pieces together. We haven't done that yet. Not as a civilization. Edgar Mitchell
civilization tin-cans path
The path of civilization is paved with tin cans. Elbert Hubbard
civilization bosoms respectability
Respectability is the dickey on the bosom of civilization. Elbert Hubbard
civilization fight justice
Anti-terrorism is a fight between justice and evil, civilization and savagery.
civilization indian minds occurs odd
An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization is mentioned: little or nothing.
civilization developing
Right now we're working on finishing up Pirates! for the Xbox, we're developing Civilization IV and we've got a couple other games in development that we'll tell you about soon. Sid Meier
civilization local sign single
There was not a single trail, no sign of civilization, no sign of even local communities ever having been there.
civilization civilized era fathers forced founding mankind order passed reference references standard start time
There was no standard reference when the new era of a civilized mankind began. The founding fathers had been forced to start a new world order and as time passed by, many references appear.
civilization progress dies
The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place. Havelock Ellis
civilization fragile
There is nothing more fragile than civilization. Havelock Ellis
civilization alcohol poison
There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and tobacco are recognizable poisons, so that their consumption has only to be carried far enough to destroy civilization altogether. Havelock Ellis
civilization would-be wonderful
It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime. Hayao Miyazaki
civilization rewards restaurants
A tablecloth restaurant is still one of the great rewards of civilization. Harry Golden
civilization ideas dodge
Ive managed to dodge the curse. Not all my family have. Of course, music helped me - music is all about civilization, about something worthwhile. Its all about ideas. Gordon Getty
civilization lows no-money
In societies of low civilization, there is no money. Herbert Spencer
civilization barbarism militarism
Whatever fosters militarism makes for barbarism; whatever fosters peace makes for civilization. Herbert Spencer
civilization progress homogeneity
Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity. Herbert Spencer
civilization world results
Were civilization itself to be estimated by some of its results, it would seem perhaps better for what we call the barbarous part of the world to remain unchanged. Herman Melville
civilization vaults economics
Bankruptcy and repudiation are the springboards from which much of our civilization vaults and turns its somersets, but the savagestands on the unelastic plank of famine. Henry David Thoreau
civilization may too-much
If I thought that I could speak with discrimination and impartiality of the nations of Christendom, I should praise them, but it tasks me too much. They seem to be the most civil and humane, but I may be mistaken. Henry David Thoreau
civilization earth ecology
We shall be reduced to gnaw the very crust of the earth for nutriment. Henry David Thoreau
civilization wildness
What we call wildness is a civilization other than our own. Henry David Thoreau
civilization giving glances
Give me a Wildness whose glance no civilization can endure. Henry David Thoreau
civilization simplicity
Simplicity is the peak of civilization. Henry David Thoreau
civilization race evil
Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
civilization law nations
Civilization and the life of nations are governed by the same laws as prevail throughout nature and organic life. Ernst Haeckel
civilization soldier forget
Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization. Erwin Rommel
civilization should-have judging
One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization. Erwin Rommel
civilization sense-of-humor
When humor go's, there go's civilization. Erma Bombeck