Civilisation

Famous quotes containing the word civilisation:

“One of the joys our technological civilisation has lost is the excitement with which seasonal flowers and fruits were welcomed; the first daffodil, strawberry or cherry are now things of the past, along with their precious moment of arrival. Even the tangerine—now a satsuma or clementine—appears de-pipped months before Christmas.”
—Derek Jarman (b. 1942)

“That civilisation may not sink,
Its great battle lost,”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)