Quotes by Durant, William J.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to >>

Never mind your happiness; do your duty. >>

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Str >>

Quotations about Civilization

Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow do >>

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civili >>

The path of civilization is paved with tin cans. >>

Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks. Historians are pessimists because they ignore the banks for the river.

Durant, William J.