What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.

Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

In a certain sense all men are historians.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions read more

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

History is more or less bunk.

History is more or less bunk.

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.