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

Quote by Will Durant

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Education is the transmission of civilization.

Education is the transmission of civilization.

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...

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...

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not...

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not...

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle

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

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

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street...

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street...

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...

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

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

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

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...

The family is the nucleus of civilization.

The family is the nucleus of civilization.

Drunkenness was in good repute in England till Bloody Mary frowned upon it; it remained...

Drunkenness was in good repute in England till Bloody Mary frowned upon it; it remained...

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an...

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an...

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly...

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly...

Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy...

Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy...

There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science.

There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science.