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Arnold J. Toynbee Quotes: No being can be what he is unless he is putting his essence into action in his field.
         

No being can be what he is unless he is putting his essence into action in his field.


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Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now.



Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.



The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land.

The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land.



Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.



The aim of all education is, or should be, to teach people to educate themselves.

The aim of all education is, or should be, to teach people to educate themselves.



Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God.

Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God.



Material power that is not counterbalanced by adequate spiritual power, that is, by love and wisdom, is a curse

Material power that is not counterbalanced by adequate spiritual power, that is, by love and wisdom, is a curse



The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves.

The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves.



The only real struggle in the history of the world ... is between the vested interest and social justice.

The only real struggle in the history of the world ... is between the vested interest and social justice.



The absolute value of love makes life worth while, and so makes Man's strange and difficult situation acceptable. Love cannot save life from death; but it can fulfill life's purpose.

The absolute value of love makes life worth while, and so makes Man's strange and difficult situation acceptable. Love cannot save life from death; but it can fulfill life's purpose.





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