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Will Durant Quotes

Biography: Will Durant is known for his comprehensive work, "The Story of Civiliz... more Biography: Will Durant is known for his comprehensive work, "The Story of Civilization." Born in 1885, Durant was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. Along with his wife, Ariel, he dedicated decades to crafting a multi-volume historical series, making complex ideas accessible to a broad audience. less

"The family is the nucleus of civilization."

Tags: Relationships, Society, Unity, Values, Community

"We have underestimated the ignorance of the masses."

Tags: Society, Awareness, Critical thinking, Ignorance, Cognition

"No man who is in a hurry is quite civilized."

Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Reflection, Patience, Behavior

"The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds."

Tags: Self-awareness, Human nature, Psychology, Critical thinking, Emotional intelligence

"A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean."

Tags: Philosophy, Society, Morality, History, Culture

"Forget mistakes. Forget failure. Forget everything except what you're going to do now"

Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Success, Resilience, Determination

"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within"

Tags: Society, History, Civilization, Self-destruction, Internal conflict

"Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art"

Tags: Philosophy, Creativity, Knowledge, Art, Science

"History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice."

Tags: Perspective, History, Uncertainty, Interpretation, Subjectivity

"We teach more by what we are than by what we teach"

Tags: Wisdom, Leadership, Education, Influence, Values

"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"

Tags: Personal growth, Wisdom, Freedom, Balance, Liberty

"To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy"

Tags: Communication, Conflict resolution, Interpersonal skills, Diplomacy, Effective communication

"Science gives us knowledge but only philosophy can give us wisdom"

Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Education

"The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife"

Tags: Wisdom, Love, Relationships, Romance, Youth

"Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos"

Tags: Growth, Freedom, Society, Liberty, Civilization