Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will read more

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

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

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

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.

History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes

History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes