The famous sayings about civility and courtesy are as follows:

In order to govern the people in peace, one must not be good at etiquette. ——The classics of filial piety and propriety are the scriptures of heaven and the conduct of the people. ——Zuo Zhuan is knowledgeable in literature and treats people with courtesy. Confucius' politeness is more powerful than law. ——Mr. Carlisle was gentle, courteous and thrifty. ——Confucius Humility is the color of virtue.

Civilization

Civilization is the humanistic spirit and invention accumulated in human history that is conducive to understanding and adapting to the objective world, is in line with human spiritual pursuits, and can be recognized and accepted by the vast majority of people. The sum total of creation.

Civilization is a collection of all social and natural behaviors that enable humans to escape from barbarism. These collections include at least the following elements: family, tools, language, writing, religion, cities, villages, countries, etc. .

Due to the uneven distribution of various civilization elements in time and geography, various civilizations with obvious differences have been produced, such as Chinese civilization, Western civilization, Indian civilization; Persian civilization, Oceanic civilization and Southeast Asia Civilization and other sub-civilizations that embody unique properties in a certain civilization element.

Sociological terms

The Chinese word "civilization" first came from the "Book of Changes", which said, "Seeing a dragon in the field means the world is civilized." "Yi Qian·Wenyan". In modern Chinese, civilization refers to a state of social progress, which is opposite to the word "barbarism".

The two words civilization and culture have similar meanings, but also have different meanings. Culture refers to a way of existence. Having culture means a certain kind of civilization, but not having culture does not mean "barbarism". Chinese civilization has higher requirements on behavior and behavior, followed by knowledge and technology.

Before philosophy, religion, and art sprouted, there was no history of civilization, only the history of wilderness and primitive tribes.

The word civilization in English comes from the Latin word 'Civis', which means the inhabitants of the city. Its essential meaning is the ability of people to live in cities and social groups.

By extension, it means an advanced state of social and cultural development, as well as the process of reaching this state. It involves a wide range of fields, including national consciousness, technical standards, etiquette norms, religious thoughts, customs and habits and the development of scientific knowledge and so on.

Before the 19th century, the West had a relatively narrow definition of civilization. It believed that advanced production methods and rich knowledge represented civilization, while low production capacity and etiquette that did not conform to the Western definition were barbaric. Therefore, when they invaded Africa and the Americas, It is always defined as the victory of civilization over barbarism, but they fail to realize that their behavior is actually true barbarism.

Only in modern times did the West gradually realize that this definition of civilization was wrong.