Arnold J. Toynbee

A life which does not go into action is a failure.

failure


Arnold J. Toynbee

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

god


Arnold J. Toynbee

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

history


Arnold J. Toynbee

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

history


Arnold J. Toynbee

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.

history


Arnold J. Toynbee

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.

imagination


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