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

Quote by Will Durant

Topics: Chaos Quotes, Civilization Quotes, Liberty Quotes, Order Quotes

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate...

I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate...

Men forget that a value judgment has a raison d'Ãªtre only as a preparation for...

Men forget that a value judgment has a raison d'Ãªtre only as a preparation for...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

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.

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Education is the transmission of civilization.

Education is the transmission of civilization.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

Continue to express your dissent and your needs, but remember to remain civilized, for you...

Continue to express your dissent and your needs, but remember to remain civilized, for you...

It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but...

It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but...

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I...

In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I...

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often...

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often...

Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the...

Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the...

We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the...

We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the...

Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.

Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.