If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist, and thinks laws in his own case superfluous.
Will DurantIndia will teach us the tolerance and gentleness of mature mind, understanding spirit and a unifying, pacifying love for all human beings.
Will DurantSixty years ago I knew everything. Now I know nothing. Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
Will DurantIf a man is fortunate he will, before he dies, gather up as much as he can of his civilized heritage and transmit it to his children.
Will DurantDoes history warrant the conclusion that religion is necessary to morality - that a natural ethic is too weak to withstand the savagery that lurks under civilization and emerges in our dreams, crimes and wars? ... There is no significant example in history, before our time, of a society successfully maintaining moral life without the aid of religion.
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