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Modern Civilization Quotes

Modern civilization has made woman a little wiser, but it has increased her suffering because of man's covetousness. The woman of yesterday was a happy wife, but the woman of today is a miserable mistress. In the past she walked blindly in the light, but now she walks open-eyed in the dark. She was beautiful in her ignorance, virtuous in her simplicity, and strong in her weakness. Today she has become ugly in her ingenuity, superficial and heartless in her knowledge. Will the day ever come... Khalil Gibran
Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization. William Morris
The human imagination may be the most elastic thing in the universe, stretching to encompass the millions of dreams that in centuries of relectless struggle built modern civilization, to entertain the endless doubts that hamper every human enterprise, and to conceive the vast menagerie of boogeymen that trouble every human heart. Dean Koontz
The fact the enemies of God must face is that modern civilization has conquered the world, but in doing so has lost its soul. And in losing its soul it will lose the very world it gained. Even our own so-called Liberal culture in these United States which has tried to avoid complete secularization by leaving little zones of individual freedom is in danger of forgetting that these zones were preserved only because religion was in their soul. And as religion fades so will freedom, for only... Fulton J. Sheen
Michael Pollan quote: "our modern civilization returns exceedingly little of what it..."
...our modern civilization returns exceedingly little of what it borrows." -Martin Renner Michael Pollan
Violence and irrationality were so long and thoroughly cultivated among the Irish, and so perfectly ingrained into their nature, that modern civilization has as yet been unable to extract the virus. Thomas Mellon
Thomas Carlyle quote: "The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder,..."
The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion. Thomas Carlyle
The contribution of Islam to history and modern civilization is the product of the efforts of peoples of many races and tongues which came to accept its way of life. Aly Khan
Franz Boas quote: "The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of..."
The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization. Franz Boas
Tahar Ben Jelloun quote: "A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted..."
A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely. Tahar Ben Jelloun
I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we're here. And we're trying to gain that same understanding through psychology and intellect in modern civilization. Serj Tankian
Modern prophets say that our economics have failed us. No! It is not our economics which have failed; it is man who has failed-man who has forgotten God. Hence no manner of economic or political readjustment can possibly save our civilization; we can be saved only by a renovation of the inner man, only by a purging of our hearts and souls; for only by seeking first the Kingdom of God and His Justice will all these other things be added unto us. Fulton J. Sheen
Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity. Jacques Ellul
John Buchan quote: "Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent..."
Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences. John Buchan
Great Music, it said, and Great Poetry would like quieten Modern Youth down and make Modern Youth more Civilized. Civilized my syphilised yarbles. Anthony Burgess

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