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

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

Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and a soul.

Histories are as perfect as the Historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and a soul.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

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.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.