“ Every civilization is a fruit from the sturdy tree of barbarism, and falls at the greatest distance from its trunk. Will Durant
“ So the story of man runs in a dreary circle, because he is not yet master of the earth that holds him. Will Durant
“ If we rated greatness by the influence of the great, we will say "Muhammad is the greatest of the great in history Will Durant
“ [Voltaire] theoretically prefers a republic, but he knows its flaws: it permits factions which, if they do not bring on civil war, at least destroy national unity; it is suited only to small states pr… Will Durant
“ No man is educated for statesmanship who cannot see his time from the perspective of the past. Will Durant
“ In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order. Will Durant
“ Magic begins in superstition, and ends in science. ... At every step the history of civilization teaches us how slight and superficial a structure civilization is, and how precariously it is poised up… Will Durant
“ The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds. Will Durant
