History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.

It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: read more

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.".

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.