"Of the twenty or so civilizations known to……" — Arnold J. Toynbee
"Of the twenty or so civilizations known to modern Western historians, all except our own appear to be dead or moribund, and, when we diagnose each case... we invariably find that the cause of death has been either War or Class or some combination of the two."
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Arnold J. Toynbee
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43 Quotes by Arnold J. Toynbee
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Write regularly, day in and day out, at whatever times of day you find that you write best. Don't wait…
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We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domesticated plants and animals, but we have been rabbit-like in…
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The world's greatest need . . . is mutual confidence. No human being ever knows all the secrets of another's…
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History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the…
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Anxiety and conscience are a powerful pair of dynamos. Between them, they have ensured that I shall work hard, but…
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The absolute value of love makes life worth while, and so makes Man's strange and difficult situation acceptable. Love cannot…
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It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian ending…
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Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm.
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Civilizations, I believe, come to birth and proceed to grow by successfully responding to successive challenges. They break down and…
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Love's way of dealing with us is different from conscience's way. Conscience commands; love inspires. What we do out of…
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Human dignity can be achieved only in the field of ethics, and ethical achievement is measured by the degree in…
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Material power that is not counterbalanced by adequate spiritual power, that is, by love and wisdom, is a curse
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