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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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...

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...

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

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

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little...

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

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

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

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

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken...

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken...

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

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 years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

The years seem to rush by now, and I think of death as a fast...

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea

Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon...

Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon...

Hobbes: Do you think there's a God? Calvin: Well, SOMEBODY'S out to get me.

Hobbes: Do you think there's a God? Calvin: Well, SOMEBODY'S out to get me.