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Civilised Quotes

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world Picture Quote #1

In itself and in its consequences the life of leisure is beautiful and ennobling in all civilised men’s eyes Picture Quote #1

A country is considered the more civilised the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak and a powerful one too powerful Picture Quote #1

London is one of the most civilised places in the world for the procedure of making architecture and urban design Picture Quote #1

There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence Picture Quote #1

The nineteenth century will ever be known as the one in which the influences of science were first fully realised in civilised communities; the scientific progress was so gigantic that it seems rash to predict that any of its successors can be more important in the life of any nation Picture Quote #1

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Globalisation can provide the route for the development of a sustainable and prosperous planetary society in the next generation, provided that globalisation itself becomes more civilised than it is right now Picture Quote #1

I think you will agree the sign of a civilised society is a regular dining schedule Picture Quote #1

We can only truly be civilised people when we have regular and meaningful contact with the wild world Picture Quote #1

I suffered most inconvenience from the difficulty of getting news from the civilised world down river, from the irregularity of receipt of letters, parcels of books and periodicals, and towards the latter part of my residence from ill health arising from bad and insufficient food Picture Quote #1

It is a mark of civilised man that he seeks to understand his traditions, and to criticise them, not to swallow them whole Picture Quote #1

Just as the savage must wrestle with nature to satisfy his wants, to maintain and reproduce life, so must civilised man, and he must do so in all social formations and under all possible modes of production Picture Quote #1

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Whatever is fine and permanent in human achievement has been realised through individuals courageously facing the circumstances of their being; and a society is civilised to the extent to which it makes this possible. Terrorism, which aims at putting out thespiritual light, is the antithesis of civilisation Picture Quote #1

Going to a restaurant is one of my keenest pleasures. Meeting someplace with old and new friends, ordering wine, eating food, surrounded by strangers, I think is the core of what it means to live a civilised life Picture Quote #1

I think the police are a major part of the glue that holds civilised life together. They’re not highly paid Picture Quote #1

England and all civilised nations stand in deadly peril of not having enough to eat. As mouths multiply, food resources dwindle. Land is a limited quantity, and the land that will grow wheat is absolutely dependent on difficult and capricious natural phenomena... I hope to point a way out of the colossal dilemma. It is the chemist who must come to the rescue of the threatened communities. It is through the laboratory that starvation may ultimately be turned into plenty... The fixation of atmospheric nitrogen is one of the great discoveries, awaiting the genius of chemists Picture Quote #1

I am a very, very strong advocate of the notion that we shouldn’t equate the arts with other aspects of infrastructure. They have a unique role in any civilised society and that requires appropriate and targeted government support Picture Quote #1

When we get civilised, I believe children will go by number until they get old enough to choose their own names Picture Quote #1

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The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country Picture Quote #1

As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need. When times are hard, that duty should be felt more than ever, not disappear or diminish Picture Quote #1

This extraordinary metal, the soul of every manufacture, and the mainspring perhaps of civilised society. Of iron Picture Quote #1

Men play at tragedy because they do not believe in the reality of the tragedy which is actually being staged in the civilised world Picture Quote #1

Now that their long war was over, they could get on with the proper concern of all civilised nations, which is to prepare for the next one Picture Quote #1

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I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world (Civilised Quotes) In itself and in its consequences the life of leisure is beautiful and ennobling in all civilised men’s eyes (Civilised Quotes) A country is considered the more civilised the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak and a powerful one too powerful (Civilised Quotes) London is one of the most civilised places in the world for the procedure of making architecture and urban design (Civilised Quotes) There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence (Civilised Quotes) The nineteenth century will ever be known as the one in which the influences of science were first fully realised in civilised communities; the scientific progress was so gigantic that it seems rash to predict that any of its successors can be more important in the life of any nation (Civilised Quotes) Globalisation can provide the route for the development of a sustainable and prosperous planetary society in the next generation, provided that globalisation itself becomes more civilised than it is right now (Civilised Quotes) I think you will agree the sign of a civilised society is a regular dining schedule (Civilised Quotes) We can only truly be civilised people when we have regular and meaningful contact with the wild world (Civilised Quotes) I suffered most inconvenience from the difficulty of getting news from the civilised world down river, from the irregularity of receipt of letters, parcels of books and periodicals, and towards the latter part of my residence from ill health arising from bad and insufficient food (Civilised Quotes) It is a mark of civilised man that he seeks to understand his traditions, and to criticise them, not to swallow them whole (Civilised Quotes) Just as the savage must wrestle with nature to satisfy his wants, to maintain and reproduce life, so must civilised man, and he must do so in all social formations and under all possible modes of production (Civilised Quotes) Whatever is fine and permanent in human achievement has been realised through individuals courageously facing the circumstances of their being; and a society is civilised to the extent to which it makes this possible. Terrorism, which aims at putting out thespiritual light, is the antithesis of civilisation (Civilised Quotes) Going to a restaurant is one of my keenest pleasures. Meeting someplace with old and new friends, ordering wine, eating food, surrounded by strangers, I think is the core of what it means to live a civilised life (Civilised Quotes) I think the police are a major part of the glue that holds civilised life together. They’re not highly paid (Civilised Quotes) England and all civilised nations stand in deadly peril of not having enough to eat. As mouths multiply, food resources dwindle. Land is a limited quantity, and the land that will grow wheat is absolutely dependent on difficult and capricious natural phenomena... I hope to point a way out of the colossal dilemma. It is the chemist who must come to the rescue of the threatened communities. It is through the laboratory that starvation may ultimately be turned into plenty... The fixation of atmospheric nitrogen is one of the great discoveries, awaiting the genius of chemists (Civilised Quotes) I am a very, very strong advocate of the notion that we shouldn’t equate the arts with other aspects of infrastructure. They have a unique role in any civilised society and that requires appropriate and targeted government support (Civilised Quotes) When we get civilised, I believe children will go by number until they get old enough to choose their own names (Civilised Quotes) The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country (Civilised Quotes) As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need. When times are hard, that duty should be felt more than ever, not disappear or diminish (Civilised Quotes) This extraordinary metal, the soul of every manufacture, and the mainspring perhaps of civilised society. Of iron (Civilised Quotes) Men play at tragedy because they do not believe in the reality of the tragedy which is actually being staged in the civilised world (Civilised Quotes) Now that their long war was over, they could get on with the proper concern of all civilised nations, which is to prepare for the next one (Civilised Quotes)

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