Will Durant ( 10 of 13 )
Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them read more
Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game
The political machine works because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.
The political machine works because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.
Caesar's armies marched on vegetarian foods.
Caesar's armies marched on vegetarian foods.
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos
Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance.
Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance.
One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more
One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery read more
In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order.
