Will Durant Quotes

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Will Durant

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos. Will Durant

The family is the nucleus of civilization. Will Durant

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not cure. Will Durant

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. Will Durant

No man who is in a hurry is quite civilized. Will Durant

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic ability desires equality; those who are conscious of superior ability desire freedom, and in the end superior ability has its way. Will Durant

The worship of Mary transformed Catholicism from a religion of terror – perhaps necessary in the Dark Ages – into a religion of mercy and love. Will Durant

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist. Will Durant