Will Durant Quotes

Civilization is the order and freedom promoting cultural activity.

~ Will Durant

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

~ Will Durant

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

~ Will Durant

Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance.

~ Will Durant

No man who is in a hurry is quite civilized.

~ Will Durant

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.

~ Will Durant

One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

~ Will Durant

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard.

~ Will Durant