You May Also Like / View all maxioms
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.
Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more
I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.
There is properly no history, only biography.
There is properly no history, only biography.
Give the historians something to write about.
Give the historians something to write about.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
History, a distillation of rumor.
History, a distillation of rumor.
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.