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It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.
90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.
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.
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.
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.
History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the read more
History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.
