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The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it and wiser than the one read more
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it and wiser than the one that comes after it.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
All history, of course, is the history of wars.
All history, of course, is the history of wars.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.