#wi

A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. ↗

— Ariel Durant

#conquered #destroyed #great #itself #until

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds. ↗

— Will Durant

#fears #hopes #minds #most #people

A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find. ↗

— James Stephens

#carelessly #find #her #man #singing

These are men and women who are willing to risk their lives in defense of their country. And the fact that their orientation - sexual orientation's been held against them is a blot on our nation's reputation. ↗

— Dick Durbin

#been #blot #country #defense #fact

My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family. ↗

— Albrecht Durer

#father #had #himself #his #life

I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and many that I haven't. ↗

— Vivien Leigh

#haven #i #just #made #many

No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat. ↗

— Lawrence Durrell

#being #go #into #long #rebel

Without tolerance, our world turns into hell. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

#into #our #our world #tolerance #turns

There's an insecure part of me that comes out of me, I get nervous. I don't know why, I wish I could overcome it because it gives me an anxiety feeling. ↗

— Fred Durst

#because #comes #could #feeling #get

Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to marry. ↗

— Elizabeth I

#deserve #easily #elizabeth #emperor #england