The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.

The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always read more

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.

We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers read more

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.