In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the read more

In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the four kings in a pack of cards.

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.

The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.

The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.

Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a pageant, not a philosophy.

History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.

History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.