The dignity of history.

The dignity of history.

History does not always repeat itself.

History does not always repeat itself.

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 repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

History: A distillation of rumor.

History: A distillation of rumor.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will read more

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.