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

Topics: Life Lesson 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...

Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.

Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.

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...

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

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...

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...

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

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

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

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...

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

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...

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

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

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near.

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near.

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

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

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...

In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today....

In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today....

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to...

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to...

Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burns brightest, old linen wash...

Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burns brightest, old linen wash...

A funny thing is if you're out hiking and your friend gets bit by a...

A funny thing is if you're out hiking and your friend gets bit by a...

The only cure for love is marriage

The only cure for love is marriage

All of us who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or...

All of us who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or...