Men forget that a value judgment has a raison d'Ãªtre only as a preparation for an action and a meaning solely in relation to a system of consciously accepted moral references

Quote by Will Durant

Topics: Judgement Quotes, Mankind Quotes

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

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...

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.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

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

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

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

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

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

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...

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

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...

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a...

The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a...

To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and...

To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and...

The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of...

The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of...