The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism.
When urbanity decays, civilization suffers and decays with it.
The life of the arts... is a test of the quality of a nation's civilization.
Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
Captain Stanley: I will civilize this land.
Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.
The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual.
Christianity is the greatest civilizing, moulding, uplifting power on this globe.
The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex.
Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.
We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.
The Message of Mohammad is not a set of metaphysical phenomena. It is a complete civilization.
The right thing done at the wrong time will not bring about the right results.
If we reward our children for doing the right things, or discipline for intentionally doing the wrong things, then we might be viewed as doing the right thing. On the other hand, we (or parents) might not fully grasp the right thing—as the “right...
To be a fool at the right time is an art.
For the first time in his centuries of life, doing the right thing didn’t seem like the right thing to do.
When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by,and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught.
I suppose my life has always been about pleasing people, making sure they're all right, doing the right thing. Then, suddenly, you have to face up to what you want and be honest about it.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.
Captain Dudley Smith: Don't start tryin' to do the right thing, boy-o. You haven't the practice.
