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The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they read more
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
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.
Happy is the nation without a history.
Happy is the nation without a history.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.
History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.
Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.
Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.