1,222 Quotes About Civilization

Wolves eat dogs." That did seem to be the consensus of the village, Arkady thought. Roman shook his head as if he'd given the matter a lot of consideration. "Wolves hate dogs. Wolves hunt down dogs because they regard them as traitors. If you think about it, dogs are dogs only because of humans; otherwise they'd all be wolves, right? And where will we be when all the dogs are gone? It will be the end of civilization.

Modern civilization owes its existence to beer. Hunter-gatherers individually lacked the time and resources to create a raspberry pilsner, so our nomadic ancestors were seduced into an agrarian lifestyle that might someday evolve into local microbrews. I am not sure if teetotalers minded the goats while others were busy getting plastered or if they were cast out of the tribe for being dull.

To be a human it's necessary to carry out the requirements of civilization and the requirements of civilization are reason and compassion.

The world today is indebted to us for the benefits of civilization. They stole our arts and sciences from Africa. Then why should we be ashamed of ourselves?

Countless organisms are either cut or killed every four or so weeks, just to make us look civilized, sane, and mature through the state of our yard.

They believe civilization weakens natural selection. They do nature’s work so that we do not become a soft race.

Not everything that is civilized is logical, and not everything that is logical is civilized.

The optometry industry profits immensely from most people’s blindness to the fact that civilization has made eye exercises a necessity for most people.

When good manners fall into disuse, we are easily bruised by the rough edges of life. Address your ignorance. "Pursue civilization.