Will Durant
American historian and philosopher (1885 to 1981); author of The Story of Philosophy (1926) and, with Ariel Durant, the eleven-volume The Story of Civilization, published from 1935 to 1975.
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Economic forces are organized, but the forces of intelligence are not
Economic forces are organized; the forces of intelligence are not.
gutenberg.orgSaid c. 1917This on korrents
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Economic forces are organized, but the forces of intelligence are not
Economic forces are organized; the forces of intelligence are not.
Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917) Said c. 1917
Intelligence is organized experience, but intelligence itself must be organized
INTELLIGENCE is organized experience; but intelligence itself must be organized.
Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917) Said c. 1917
Simply stating the facts is the most terrible thing that can be done to an injustice
Just to state facts is the most terrible thing that can be done to an injustice.
Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917) Said c. 1917
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Perhaps the most valuable information is the kind that guides the search for information
Perhaps the most valuable kind of information in the world is that which guides one in the search for information.
Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917) Said c. 1917
Being free and miserable is preferable to being bound and filled
We felt that we would rather be free and miserable than bound and filled.
Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917) Said c. 1917
Making people understand one another is the best way to make them love one another; true charity comes only with clarity
What better way is there to make men love one another than to make men understand one another? True charity comes only with clarity,—just as “mercy” is but justice that understands.
Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917) Said c. 1917
It takes strength to know history and keep one's courage
It is a strong man who can know history and keep his courage; a great dream that can face the fact and live.
Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917) Said c. 1917
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