The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?