The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering the prisons. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky Category: Civilization
Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessaries. – Mark Twain, quoted in More Maxims of Mark compiled by Merle Johnson, 1927 Category: Civilization
Civilization: a thin veneer over barbarianism. – John M. Shanahan, The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less) Category: Civilization
To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot. – Joseph Conrad Category: teacher
The idea of thanking staff should mean giving them something that they would never buy for themselves. – Jayne Crook Category: Results
Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror. – George Carlin, Brain Droppings, 1997 Category: Baseball
