1,222 Quotes About Civilization

We've wandered too far from civilization, boys. The folk that need me don't trust me, and the ones that trust me can't afford me.

Where two or more are gathered in the name of Man; that is civilization; that is Order; and that is the beginnings of brutality and suffering.

Without wonder, there's no progress. Nothing gets done, nobody goes anywhere. If you don't exercise your capacity for wonder... well, use it or lose it. A civilization without wonder is a civilization that's starting to atrophy and die.

(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea.

When humor goes, there goes civilization.

I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enough not to voice: be careful what you wish for. Unfortunately, not only did I get it, but so did those around me.

In the ancient times, when ignorance was the default mode of thinking, Krishna may have proven to be a glorious figure to be adored and relied on in times of distress, but in the modern world of conscientious humans, no Krishna is higher than the Human Self.

What is civilization? It is a state of love.

No civilization can thrive or survive if it refuses to adapt or change.