All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they read more

The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.

History is a confused heap of facts.

History is a confused heap of facts.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.

History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed read more

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.