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Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: 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

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: 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.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: 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.

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.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: 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.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: Adversity in the things of this world opens the door for spiritual salvation.

Adversity in the things of this world opens the door for spiritual salvation.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: Angkor is perhaps the greatest of Man's essays in rectangular architecture that has yet been brought to life.

Angkor is perhaps the greatest of Man's essays in rectangular architecture that has yet been brought to life.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: Nothing fails like success when you rely on it too much.

Nothing fails like success when you rely on it too much.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: So-called racial characteristics are not really racial at all but are due to the historical experiences of the communities in question.

So-called racial characteristics are not really racial at all but are due to the historical experiences of the communities in question.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: 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.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: There is no such thing as gratitude in international politics.

There is no such thing as gratitude in international politics.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of wills.

I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of wills.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.

The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: The equation of religion with belief is rather recent.

The equation of religion with belief is rather recent.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: The value of the goal lies in the goal itself; and therefore the goal cannot be attained unless it is pursued for its own sake.

The value of the goal lies in the goal itself; and therefore the goal cannot be attained unless it is pursued for its own sake.

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes: History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the stuff well, it might as well be dead.

History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the stuff well, it might as well be dead.