Will Durant Quotes

In its youth a people produce mythology and poetry; in its decadence, philosophy and logic.

Will Durant

Quotes to Explore

The wretched and miserable would rise into plenty of joy and happiness as soon as they climb the steps of my mosque.

Sai Baba
- Joy
- Happiness
- Climb
For women in, say, Alabama, 'feminism' is a dirty word. They would never march in the streets. But although they don't think of themselves as the beneficiaries of feminism, they are.

Hanna Rosin
- Women
- Think
- Dirty
Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name.

Rabindranath Tagore
- Time
- Morning
- Child
At Gallaudet, deafness isn't an issue. You don't even think about it. Students can pay attention to accounting or psychology or journalism. But when a deaf person goes to another college, no matter how supportive it is, that person doesn't get the same access.

I. King Jordan
- Attention
- College
- Same
Whether I'm speaking to conservative or liberal audiences, I don't find that people are close-minded about the things I say. I'm still optimistic that we can bridge a divide between these various bubbles. But I do think that it requires a little bit of effort.

J. D. Vance
- People
- Effort
- Optimistic
Success consists in being successful, not in having potential for success. Any wide piece of ground is the potential site of a palace, but there's no palace till it's built.

Fernando Pessoa
- Success
- Being
- Potential