Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of read more

They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

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.