Quote Genre: Civilization

George F. Will – ‘We know next to nothing abou…

‘We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge but on the disposition to crave knowledge.’

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W. R. Whitney – ‘In the advance of civilizati…

‘In the advance of civilization it is new knowledge which paves the way and the pavement is eternal.’

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Woodrow Wilson – ‘THE SUM OF THE WHOLE MATTER …

‘THE SUM OF THE WHOLE MATTER IS THIS OUR CIVILIZATION CANNOT SURVIVE MATERIALLY UNLESS IT BE REDEEMED SPIRITUALLY.’

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Unknown – ‘Civilization is a slow proce…

‘Civilization is a slow process of adopting the ideas of minorities.’

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Arnold Joseph Toynbee – ‘Civilization is a movement a…

‘Civilization is a movement and not a condition a voyage and not a harbor.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘The end of the human race wi…

‘The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.’

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Henry Havelock Ellis – ‘All civilization has from ti…

‘All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution.’

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Benjamin Disraeli – ‘Increased means and increase…

‘Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.’

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Bernard De Voto – ‘New England is a finished pl…

‘New England is a finished place. Its destiny is that of Florence or Venice not Milan while the American empire careens onward toward its unpredicted end…. It is the first American section to be finished to achieve stability in the … Continue reading →

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Chief Luther Standing Bear – ‘Civilization has been thrust…

‘Civilization has been thrust upon me… and it has not added one whit to my love for truth honesty and generosity.’

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