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Vili Quotes

Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires Picture Quote #1

Perhaps, some day, humanity can start afresh, a new world, a tabula rasa, a world with a mind without prior experiences. No memories and no pain. A day when the ones with abundance do not look down at the poor and the needy, a day when we learn to care for the victims, the fallen souls of civilization and advancement, a day when the world will be pure. When all of humanity becomes a clean sheet of parchment, without knowledge and prejudice, simple, hungry for knowing, tasting, and feeling; hungry for life and ready to absorb the ink of experience Picture Quote #1

Morandi gave an intimate view of his deepest thoughts. We watched him inquiring after the devilish questions of essences and substances Picture Quote #1

I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance. Some one has said that most of us don’t think, we just occasionally rearrange our prejudices. And I suspect that even today, with all the progress we have made in liberal thought, the quality of true tolerance is as rare as the quality of mercy. That men of all creeds have fundamental common objectives is a fact one must learn by the process of education. How to work jointly toward these objectives must be learned by experience Picture Quote #1

In the long run, the aggressive civilizations destroy themselves, almost always. It’s their nature. They can’t help it Picture Quote #1

Civilization tries to persuade us we are going towards something, a distant goal. We have forgotten that our only goal is to live, to live each and every day, and that if we live each and every day, our true goal is achieved Picture Quote #1

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Since the same human mire remains beneath, does not all civilization reduce itself to the superiority of smelling nice and living well? Picture Quote #1

By challenging anthropocentricism and temporal provincialism, science fiction throws open the whole of civilization and its premises to constructive criticism Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the habit which distinguishes civilized people from others is that of discussion, exchange of opinion and ideas, the ability to differ without quarrelling, to say what you have to say civilly and then to listen civilly to another speaker Picture Quote #1

Nice is a pallid virtue. Not like honesty or courage or perseverance. On the other hand, in a nation notably lacking in civility, there is much to be said for nice Picture Quote #1

German civility, which often seems stiff to us, shows an attentive and touching respect for the person that I often prefer to our offhandedness Picture Quote #1

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

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The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible Picture Quote #1

It is the object of learning, not only to satisfy the curiosity and perfect the spirits of ordinary men, but also to advance civilization Picture Quote #1

Civilized people can talk about anything. For them no subject is taboo... In civilized societies there will be no intellectual bogeys at sight of which great grownup babies are expected to hide their eyes Picture Quote #1

When you have civilized men fighting savages, you support the civilized men, no matter who they are Picture Quote #1

That character in conversation which commonly passes for agreeable is made up of civility and falsehood Picture Quote #1

Accommodation to change, the thoughtful pursuit of alternative futures are keys to the survival of civilization and perhaps of the human species Picture Quote #1

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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency Picture Quote #1

Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point Picture Quote #1

It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society Picture Quote #1

True respect means taking other people’s beliefs seriously and assuming they are adult and intelligent enough to be able to cope with it if you tell them, clearly and civility, why you think they are totally, utterly and disastrously wrong Picture Quote #1

The arrangements that couples make in order to maintain civility in the midst of their journey to divorce are often most elaborate when the professed top priority is to protect a child Picture Quote #1

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change (as the poet said), windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print Picture Quote #1

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Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people Picture Quote #1

There can be no high civility without a deep morality, though it may not always call itself by that name Picture Quote #1

Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees... to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation Picture Quote #1

We talk about civilization as though it’s a static state. There are no civilized people yet, it’s a process that’s constantly going on... As long as you have war, police, prisons, crime, you are in the early stages of civilization Picture Quote #1

Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization Picture Quote #1

I have always believed and still believe that artists who live and work with spiritual values cannot and should not remain indifferent to the conflict in which the highest values of humanity and civilization are at stake Picture Quote #1

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Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires (Vili Quotes) Perhaps, some day, humanity can start afresh, a new world, a tabula rasa, a world with a mind without prior experiences. No memories and no pain. A day when the ones with abundance do not look down at the poor and the needy, a day when we learn to care for the victims, the fallen souls of civilization and advancement, a day when the world will be pure. When all of humanity becomes a clean sheet of parchment, without knowledge and prejudice, simple, hungry for knowing, tasting, and feeling; hungry for life and ready to absorb the ink of experience (Vili Quotes) Morandi gave an intimate view of his deepest thoughts. We watched him inquiring after the devilish questions of essences and substances (Vili Quotes) I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance. Some one has said that most of us don’t think, we just occasionally rearrange our prejudices. And I suspect that even today, with all the progress we have made in liberal thought, the quality of true tolerance is as rare as the quality of mercy. That men of all creeds have fundamental common objectives is a fact one must learn by the process of education. How to work jointly toward these objectives must be learned by experience (Vili Quotes) In the long run, the aggressive civilizations destroy themselves, almost always. It’s their nature. They can’t help it (Vili Quotes) Civilization tries to persuade us we are going towards something, a distant goal. We have forgotten that our only goal is to live, to live each and every day, and that if we live each and every day, our true goal is achieved (Vili Quotes) Since the same human mire remains beneath, does not all civilization reduce itself to the superiority of smelling nice and living well? (Vili Quotes) By challenging anthropocentricism and temporal provincialism, science fiction throws open the whole of civilization and its premises to constructive criticism (Vili Quotes) Perhaps the habit which distinguishes civilized people from others is that of discussion, exchange of opinion and ideas, the ability to differ without quarrelling, to say what you have to say civilly and then to listen civilly to another speaker (Vili Quotes) Nice is a pallid virtue. Not like honesty or courage or perseverance. On the other hand, in a nation notably lacking in civility, there is much to be said for nice (Vili Quotes) German civility, which often seems stiff to us, shows an attentive and touching respect for the person that I often prefer to our offhandedness (Vili Quotes) The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country (Vili Quotes) The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible (Vili Quotes) It is the object of learning, not only to satisfy the curiosity and perfect the spirits of ordinary men, but also to advance civilization (Vili Quotes) Civilized people can talk about anything. For them no subject is taboo... In civilized societies there will be no intellectual bogeys at sight of which great grownup babies are expected to hide their eyes (Vili Quotes) When you have civilized men fighting savages, you support the civilized men, no matter who they are (Vili Quotes) That character in conversation which commonly passes for agreeable is made up of civility and falsehood (Vili Quotes) Accommodation to change, the thoughtful pursuit of alternative futures are keys to the survival of civilization and perhaps of the human species (Vili Quotes) When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency (Vili Quotes) Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point (Vili Quotes) It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society (Vili Quotes) True respect means taking other people’s beliefs seriously and assuming they are adult and intelligent enough to be able to cope with it if you tell them, clearly and civility, why you think they are totally, utterly and disastrously wrong (Vili Quotes) The arrangements that couples make in order to maintain civility in the midst of their journey to divorce are often most elaborate when the professed top priority is to protect a child (Vili Quotes) Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change (as the poet said), windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print (Vili Quotes) Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people (Vili Quotes) There can be no high civility without a deep morality, though it may not always call itself by that name (Vili Quotes) Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees... to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation (Vili Quotes) We talk about civilization as though it’s a static state. There are no civilized people yet, it’s a process that’s constantly going on... As long as you have war, police, prisons, crime, you are in the early stages of civilization (Vili Quotes) Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization (Vili Quotes) I have always believed and still believe that artists who live and work with spiritual values cannot and should not remain indifferent to the conflict in which the highest values of humanity and civilization are at stake (Vili Quotes)

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