The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife.

Quote by Will Durant

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History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

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...

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.

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...

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

Education is the transmission of civilization.

Education is the transmission of civilization.

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...

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...

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

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...

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

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

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

You'll never plumb the Oriental mind, and if you did, it isn't worth the toil

You'll never plumb the Oriental mind, and if you did, it isn't worth the toil

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the...

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the...

The remarkable thing about the human mind is its range of limitations

The remarkable thing about the human mind is its range of limitations