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Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more
Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.
Happy is the nation without a history.
Happy is the nation without a history.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand read more
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. read more
They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions read more
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
