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Ariel Durant was a distinguished American historian and philosopher, co-authoring the multi-volume work 'The Story of Civilization' with his wife, Will Durant. Their collaborative effort, spanning over 30 years, covered the history of humankind from ancient times to the 20th century. Born on May 10, 1898, in Chicago, Illinois, Durant attended the University of Chicago and earned a degree in philosophy. He began his career in writing and publishing, contributing to various magazines and newspapers. In 1927, he married Will Durant, and together they embarked on their monumental project. Durant passed away on October 25, 1981.

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Famous Ariel Durant Quotes

“Only a fool would try to compress a hundred centuries into a hundred pages of hazardous conclusions. We proceed.”

Trying Century Fool Pages Hundred Conclusion

Book:The Lessons of History

Source: The Lessons of History

“No man who is in a hurry is quite civilised.”

Men Civilised

Book:The Story of Civilization: The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete

Source: The Story of Civilization: The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete

“Today's rebel is tomorrow's tyrant.”

Today Tomorrow Rebel Tyrants

Author:Ariel Durant

“Mozart began his works in childhood and a childlike quality lurked in his compositions until it dawned on him that the Requiem he was writing for s a stranger was his own.”

Writing Quality Childhood Stranger Composition Childlike Requiem

Book:Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789

Source: Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789

“The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding.”

Action Past Understanding History

Book:The Lessons of History

Source: The Lessons of History

“If you have character, endeavor, personality, courage and the capacity for concentrated labor, you will do what is your destiny – and, perhaps, even do it well.”

Ifs Wells Character Destiny Personality Capacity Labor Endeavor Our Destiny Your Destiny

Author:Ariel Durant

“The influence of geographic factors diminishes as technology grows. The character and contour of a terrain may offer opportunities for agriculture, mining, or trade, but only the imagination and initiative of leaders, and the hardy industry of followers, can transform the possibilities into fact...Man, not the earth, makes civilization.”