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Quote by Will Durant
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thin

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say. – Will Durant

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Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. – Will Durant

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To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. – Will Durant

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It may be true that you cant fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country. – Will Durant

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A mere compilation of facts presents only the skeleton of History; we do but little for her if we cannot invest her with life, clothe her in the habiliments of her day, and enable her to call forth the sympathies of succeeding generations. – Hannah Farnham Lee, The Huguenots in France and America

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History

Im the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him. – Herbert Hoover

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History

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard. – Will Durant

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History

James Joyce is right about history being a nightmare– but it may be that nightmare from which no one can awaken. People are trapped in history and history in trapped in them. – James Baldwin

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Theres a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family. – Gordon Ramsay

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Theres always something funny about men chasing women. – David Spade

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