Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.

Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.

History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.

History as a discipline can be characterized as having a collective forgetfulness about women.

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed read more

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which read more

Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the read more

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.

The Thames is liquid history.

The Thames is liquid history.

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.