Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.

Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.

History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly read more

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.