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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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More Curiosity quotes
- “…the worst thing said about him is that he was "uncurious.”Yvon Chouinard
- “Often, your mentors are already in your life; you just haven’t yet found a way to learn from them.”Eric Greitens
- “Curiosity at work isn't a matter of style. It's much more powerful than that. If you're the boss, and you man…”Brian Grazer
Passion: more sayings
- “Marriage is the connecting of the two: Without passion it's just friendship”without friendship it's just lust.
- “If men could learn from history, what lessons it might teach us. But passion and party blind our eyes, and th…”Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- “Have passion, yes, but acknowledge that side projects are still work. They shake things up, just like switchi…”Mary H.K. Choi
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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