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About Will Durant
American historian and philosopher
Will Durant was an American historian and philosopher, best known for The Story of Civilization, the eleven-volume history he wrote with his wife, Ariel Durant. He lived from 1885 to 1981. He first gained wide notice with The Story of Philosophy in 1926, a book that helped bring philosophy to a broader public. His work focused on the sweep of civilization and the ideas that shape it, especially the history of Eastern and Western cultures.
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- “The past is not dead. Indeed, it is often not even past.”Will Durant
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- “Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignora…”Will Durant
- “The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife.”Will Durant
Explore The Soul
- “Real haiku is the soul of poetry. Anything that is not actually present in one's heart is not haiku. The moon…”Santōka Taneda
- “Only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith; Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to…”John Milton
- “Prayer is spirituality of the soul.”Lailah Gifty Akita
Desire: more sayings
- “You did not fear death. You stepped in its path, but without really desiring it: how can one desire something…”Édouard Levé
- “As of right now, I have no desire. I've watched several games and played pickup ball thinking I'd have the fe…”Antonio Davis
- “I have never been loved enough to gain the desire of reproducing a being in the image of my lover and I have…”Rachilde
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Books by Will Durant
The Lessons of History
2010
The Story of Civilization I
1997
The Story of Civilization II
1997
The Story of Civilization IV
1997
The Story of Civilization X
1967