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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Source: The Lessons of History
“No man who is in a hurry is quite civilised.”
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
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
Source: The Lessons of History
“The conservative who resists change is as valuable as the radical who proposes it.”
Source: The Lessons of History
“Man, not the earth, makes civilization.”
Source: The Lessons of History
“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.”
Source: The Story of Civilization: Caesar and Christ, a history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325
“The laws of biology are the fundamental lessons of history.”
Source: The Lessons of History
Source: The Story of Civilization: The age of Napoleon; a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815