The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this the uncivilized have not forgiven them.
Civilization Quotes
Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another.
It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.
Civilization and profit go hand in hand.
I think it would be a good idea. (when asked what he thought of Western civilization)
Now the great and fatal fruit of our civilization, which is civilization based on knowledge, and hostile to experience, is boredom. All our wonderful education and learning is producing a grand sum-total of boredom. Modern people are inwardly thoroughly bored. Do as they may, they are bored. They are bored because they experience nothing. And […]
All the things now enjoyed by civilization have been created by some man and sold by another man before anybody really enjoyed the benefits of them.
It is impossible to maintain civilization with 12-year-olds having babies, with 15-year-olds killing each other, with 17-year-olds dying of AIDS and with 18-year-olds getting diplomas they can’t read.
Civilization ceases when we no longer respect and no longer put into their correct places the fundamental values, such as work, family and country such as the individual, honor and religion.
Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of men.
