All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.

It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These read more

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

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.