Will Durant1885–1981The quotations of
Will Durant
American historian, philosopher and writer
1885–1981
14 quotes, most often on History, Science and Philosophy.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.
Often credited to AristotleThe aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
Often credited to Aristotle- And Ariel Durant, The Lessons of History (1968)
- The Case for India (1931)
- The Story of Civilization XI: The Age of Napoleon (1975), Ch. IV, Part V, § 4
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.
“What is Civilization?” Ladies’ Home Journal, LXIII (January, 1946)- III—Caesar and Christ (1944), Chapter 30, part 1, p. 652
There is nothing in Greek civilization that does not illuminate our own.
The Life of Greece (1939), PrefaceThe state in some measure had civilized man, but who would civilize the state?
VI—The Reformation (1957), Chapter 6, p. 229The great problem of any civilization is how to rejuvenate itself without rebarbarization.
Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917)- The Story of Philosophy (1926)
- The Story of Philosophy (1926)
- Declaration of INTERdependence (1945)
