History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will read more

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to read more

History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to write it.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

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.