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

Quote by Will Durant

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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...

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...

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or...

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or...

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.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.

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

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

There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.

There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.

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...

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.

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...

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.

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

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...

If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his...

If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his...

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

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...

He would make a lovely corpse.

He would make a lovely corpse.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Ninety-nine percent of requested deaths go unrecorded. It's a secret crime.

Ninety-nine percent of requested deaths go unrecorded. It's a secret crime.

The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight...

The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight...