Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earn... - Gertrude Stein

This quote is attributed to Gertrude Stein.

"Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew."

Gertrude Stein Education

Novelist Poet American 1874–1946

More from Gertrude Stein

"A rose is a rose is a rose."

"There is no there there."

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense."

"You are all a lost generation."

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."