There are few persons who have not, at some period of their lives, amused themselves in retracing the steps by which particular conclusions of their own minds have been attained.
Shall any man hate me? That will be his affair. But I will be mild and benevolent toward every man, and ready to show even him his mistake, not reproachfully, nor yet as making a display of my endurance, but nobly and honestly.
Every human being is longing for involvement. Not for touch, not for a kiss, not for sex, not for anything else; one is basically longing for a deep sense of involvement.
The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds. - Will Durant
To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say. - Will Durant
Man is an emotional animal, occasionally rational; and through his feelings he can be deceived to his heart's content. - Will Durant
Forced to choose, the poor, like the rich, love money more than political liberty; and the only political freedom capable of enduring is one that is so pruned as to keep the rich from denuding the poor by ability or subtlety and the poor from robbing the rich by violence or votes. - Will Durant
By and large the poor have the same impulses as the rich, with only less opportunity or skill to implement them. - Will Durant
As knowledge grew, fear decreased; men thought less of worshiping the unknown, and more of overcoming it. - Will Durant
The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to stir individuals and groups to productivity. Substitutes like slavery, police supervision, or ideological enthusiasm prove too unproductive, too expensive, or too transient. - Will Durant
The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and raises the questions that have bothered him to the last day of his life, knowing he will never get the answers. - Will Durant
Wherever men do things, other men will arise who will explain to them how things should be done. - Will Durant
In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so. - Immanuel Kant
Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. - Immanuel Kant
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