"Civilizations come and go; they conquer the earth and crumble into dust; but faith survives every desolation."

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Source : Will Durant (2011). “The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

Will Durant

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“Wash four distinct and separate times, using lots of lather each time from individual bars of soap.”
“He [Pierre Teilhard de Chardin] was thrilled with the idea that through work in the world human beings were participating in the ongoing extension and consecration of God's creation.”
“You have to be careful who you let define your good.”
“He sprang from the grass roots of the country clubs of America.”
“The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.”
“I think recognition outside of Japan is amazing. I don't feel like that kind of thing would ever happen to me, as I'm not like those kinds of designers - I don't want to express myself in such a categorized way. I kind of want to be in the middle of the majority and the minority. I don't really want people to know what I am.”

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“A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants.”
“People who have car collections - I never understood that. I always thought that was unnecessary. It's not beautiful, it's not creative. It's just showing how much money you've got.”

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