The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding. — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
Mozart began his works in childhood and a childlike quality lurked in his compositions until it dawned on him that the Requiem he was… — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
If you have character, endeavor, personality, courage and the capacity for concentrated labor, you will do what is your destiny – and, perhaps, even… — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
The influence of geographic factors diminishes as technology grows. The character and contour of a terrain may offer opportunities for agriculture, mining, or trade,… — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
When his apprenticeship was finished (the candidate for Knighthood) was received into the Knightly Order by a ritual of sacramental awe... — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding. — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
“We must operate with partial knowledge, and be provisionally content with probabilities.” — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
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