Quote by: 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.


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Author Bio


  • NameArnold J. Toynbee
  • DescriptionBritish historian, author of A Study of History
  • AliasesArnold J. Toynbee; Toynbee; Arnold Joseph Toynbee
  • BornApril 14, 1889
  • DiedOctober 22, 1975
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionHistorian