The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

Might does not make right, it only makes history.

Might does not make right, it only makes history.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.

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.

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.

It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.

It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.

One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more

One of the lessons of history is that 'nothing' is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.