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.

The future has a way of arriving unannounced.

The future has a way of arriving unannounced.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something read more

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.