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

Quote by Will Durant

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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...

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

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

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.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

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...

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near

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...

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.

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...

The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things--the power to tell the...

The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things--the power to tell the...

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near.

When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near.

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 science begins as philosophy and ends as art.

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art.

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

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

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.

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to...

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to...

The principal purpose of the Democratic Party is to use the force of government to...

The principal purpose of the Democratic Party is to use the force of government to...