There have been only 268 of the past 3421 years free of war.
There have been only 268 of the past 3421 years free of war.
Author: Will Durant
Truth always originates in a minority of one and every custom begins as a broken precedent.
Truth always originates in a minority of one and every custom begins as a broken precedent.
It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.
It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.
Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.
Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.
Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.
Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.
Science gives us knowledge but only philosophy can give us wisdom.
Science gives us knowledge but only philosophy can give us wisdom.
Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.
Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.
The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.
The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.
Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard.
Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard.
History is mostly guessing the rest is prejudice.
History is mostly guessing the rest is prejudice.
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle.
Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle.