Will Durant Quotes

I have tried to be impartial, though I know that a man's past always colors his views, and that nothing else is so irritating as impartiality.

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• If we had this back, and in full measure; if society were infused by it, through and through, and men lived its life, and in its life, philosophy would take care of itself and the nature of our institutions would not matter.

  

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• All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.

  

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• I have tried to be impartial, though I know that a man's past always colors his views, and that nothing else is so irritating as impartiality.

  

  Will Durant
  • Views
  • Colors
  • Irritating