Quotes by : Arnold J. Toynbee

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

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal,....

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

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

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

Anxiety and conscience are a powerful pair of dynamos. Between them they have ensured that I shall work....

The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers....

Enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first an ideal which takes the imagination by storm and....

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

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