Will Durant

When a man is interested in the past he writes history; when he is interested in the future he makes it.

Will Durant

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

Will Durant

Art lies in conceiving and designing, not in the actual execution.

Will Durant

As long as there is poverty there will be gods.

Will Durant

But before twenty is the joy of the body, and after thirty is the joy of the mind; before twenty is the pleasure of protection and security; and after thirty, the joy of parentage and home.

Will Durant

By imagination and reason we turn experience into foresight; we become the creators of our future, and cease to be the slaves of our past.

Will Durant

Contentment is as rare among men as it is natural among animals, and no form of government has ever satisfied its subjects.

Will Durant

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.

Will Durant

History is always repeating itself, but each time the price goes up.

Will Durant

History is an excellent teacher with few pupils.

Will Durant