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Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more
Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me read more
Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.
History knows no resting place and no plateaus.
History knows no resting place and no plateaus.
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
