Famous quotes by »

Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH (April 14, 1889 - October 22, 1975) was a British historian whose twelve-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, A Study of History, 1934-1961, was a synthesis of world history, a metahistory based on universal rhythms of rise, flowering and decline, which examined history from a global perspective

Update this biography »
Complete biography of Arnold J. Toynbee »

0 fans

Sort by:PopularityA - Z

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.

– Arnold J. Toynbee

Rate it:

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

– Arnold J. Toynbee

Rate it:

History teaches us that when a barbarian race confronts a sleeping culture, the barbarian always wins.

– Arnold J. Toynbee

Rate it:

America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.

– Arnold J. Toynbee

Rate it:

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

Rate it:

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

Rate it:

The Radical creed, as I understand it, is this: We have not abandoned our old belief in liberty, justice, and Self-help, but we say that under certain conditions the people cannot help themselves, and that then they should be helped by the State representing directly the whole people. In giving this State help, we make three conditions: first, the matter must be one of primary social importance; next, it must be proved to be practicable; thirdly, the State interference must not diminish self-reliance. Even if the chance should arise of removing a great social evil, nothing must be done to weaken those habits of individual self-reliance and voluntary association which have built up the greatness of the English people.

– Arnold J. Toynbee

Rate it:

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

– Arnold J. Toynbee

Rate it:

Share your thoughts on Arnold J. Toynbee's quotes with the community:

0 Comments

Notify me of new comments via email.

Quote of the Day Today's Quote | Archive

Would you like us to send you a FREE inspiring quote delivered to your inbox daily?

Citation

Use the citation below to add this author page to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Arnold J. Toynbee Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 22 Feb. 2025. <https://www.quotes.net/authors/Arnold+J.+Toynbee+Quotes>.

Missing a quote of Arnold J. Toynbee?

Know another good quote of Arnold J. Toynbee? Don't keep it to yourself!

The Web's Largest Resource for

Famous Quotes & Sayings

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Books related to

Arnold J. Toynbee

Our favorite collection of

Famous Authors

Emily Dickinson
1830 - 1886
Napoleon Bonaparte
1769 - 1821
Galileo Galilei
1564 - 1642
Sigmund Freud
1856 - 1939
Ernest Hemingway
1899 - 1961
Jane Austen
1775 - 1817
William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616

Browse Quotes.net

#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Random New Quotes

Quiz

Are you a quotes master?

Who Said, “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself”?

A Lyndon B. Johnson

B John F. Kennedy

C Franklin D. Roosevelt

D Evel Knievel