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Arnold J. Toynbee Quotes

Arnold J. Toynbee quotes

British Historian April 14, 1889 – October 22, 1975

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Encounters taking the form of challenge-and-response are the most illuminating kind of events a for student of human affairs if he believes, as I believe, that one of the most distinctive characteristics of Man is the he is partially free to make choices.... Encounters are the occasions in human life on which freedom and creativity come into play and on which new things are brought into existence. Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee quote: "A life which does not go into action is a failure."
A life which does not go into action is a failure. Arnold J. Toynbee
It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it. Arnold J. Toynbee
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. Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee quote: "America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it..."
America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it wags its tail it knocks over a chair. Arnold J. Toynbee
As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility. Arnold J. Toynbee
Militarism has been by far the commonest cause of the breakdown of civilizations. The single art of war makes progress at the expense of all the arts of peace. Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee quote: "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
Arnold J. Toynbee quote: "Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he..."
Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God. Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee quote: "The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent..."
The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land. Arnold J. Toynbee
The art of handling university students is to make oneself appear, and this almost ostentatiously, to be treating them as adults... Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee quote: "The only real struggle in the history of the world...is..."
The only real struggle in the history of the world...is between the vested interest and social justice. Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee quote: "A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man."
A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man. Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee quote: "The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work..."
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play. Arnold J. Toynbee
The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam, and in the contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue. Arnold J. Toynbee

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