Civil

Famous quotes containing the word civil:

    “There is reason in the distinction of civil and uncivil. The manners are sometimes so rough a rind that we doubt whether they cover any core or sap-wood at all.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Deep-seated are the wounds of civil brawls.”
    —Marcus Annaeus Lucan (39–65)

    “Come, civil night,
    Thou sober-suited matron all in black.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)