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To many fame comes too late.
To many fame comes too late.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
History -- its what those bitter old men write.
History: A distillation of rumor.
History: A distillation of rumor.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men read more
There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing.
It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be read more
It has been said that although God cannot alter the past, historians can --it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me read more
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
