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William James "Will" Durant
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"One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." -
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William James "Will" Durant
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Top 5 quotes from William James "Will" Durant
"Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing song."
"The health of nations is more important than the wealth of nations."
"Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance."
"The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds."
"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it."
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"Some folks as they grow older grow wise, but most folks simply grow stubborner."
"How do you know so much about everything? was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant."
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