Civilization Quotes

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
~ Albert Einstein


We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way
~ George Bernard Shaw


People don't like the true and simple; they like fairy tales and humbug.
~Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

Modern man is just ancient man... with way better electronics.
~Author unknown

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
Mohandas Gandhi

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
Mark Twain


I think God's going to come down and pull civilization over for speeding.
Steven Wright


What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
~Henry Havelock Ellis


Civilization begins with soap.
~Galveston Times


A living civilization creates; a dying, builds museums.
~Martin H. Fischer

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi

It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length.
Helen Keller



I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
~ Albert Einstein



There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character
~Henry Louis Mencken