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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one read more
Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one half of the flock should be the persecutor of the other? Is it for you, mankind, to pronounce on what is good and what is evil?
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.
May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.
History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.
History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
