“In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so as to elevate human life to a higher plane... It refers to the attainment of both material well-being and the elevation of the human spirit, [but] since what produces man's well-being and refinement is knowledge and virtue, civilization ultimately means the progress of man's knowledge and virtue.” MenHumansWellsMeanSpiritVirtueProgressProduceMaterialsHigherComfortCivilizationWell BeingPlanesHuman LifeBroadsHuman SpiritAttainmentRefinementCultivationElevationRefining Author:Fukuzawa Yukichi
“The ancients were destitute of many of the conveniences of life which have been invented or improved by the progress of industry; and the plenty of glass and linen has diffused more real comforts among the modern nations of Europe than the senators of Rome could derive from all the refinements of pompous or sensual luxury.” Has BeensRealNationsHistoryProgressModernIndustryComfortEuropeGlassesLuxuryPlentySensualRomeSenatorsConvenienceRoman EmpireRefinementPompousDestituteLinen Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
“One cannot deny that in former times man's life had been one of toil and hardship. It is correct to say, therefore, that modern civilization and the progress of science have greatly improved man's life and have brought comfort and ease in their trail.” MenProgressModernComfortCivilizationDenyFormerEaseHardshipToilTrailsModern Civilization Author:Haile Selassie
“The whole story of human and personal progress is an unmitigated tale of denials today-denials of rest, denials or repose and comfort and ease and pleasure-that tomorrow may be richer.” HumansMayWholeStoriesTodayPleasureProgressTomorrowComfortTalesDenialEaseRepose Author:James Carroll
“If you create something, it really should mean something more than that to you. I had to grow into all of this though, through a learning process. I didn't wake up one day and just say, 'Yeah, that's Jlin, there it is'. That's why I said it took my entire life to make this album and it comes back to having that comfort zone - if you don't have one, the more progress you make and the more creative you become over time.” IfsShouldMeanSaidGrowsProcessCreativeProgressComfortOne DayWake UpYeahAlbumsZoneComfort ZoneLearning Process Author:Jlin
“The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation.” ProgressComfortDiscoveryAidsMistakenCivilisationScientific Discovery Author:Benjamin Disraeli
“Comforts that were rare among our forefathers are now multiplied in factories and handed out wholesale; and indeed, nobody nowadays, so long as he is content to go without air, space, quiet, decency and good manners, need be without anything whatever that he wants; or at least a reasonably cheap imitation of it.” WantNeedsLongSpaceProgressAirComfortQuietMannersGood ManFactoriesConsumerismImitationCultDecencyOverconsumptionGood MannersForefathersWholesale Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton