Will Durant
Will Durant
William James "Will" Durantwas an American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy, described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy"...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth5 November 1885
grandchildren hands sacred
Time sanctifies everything; even the most arrant theft in the hands of the robber's grandchildren becomes sacred and inviolable property.
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Paul created a theology of which none but the vaguest warrants can be found in the words of Christ.
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Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.
broken-heart truth minorities
Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.