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

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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

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Mythology: the body of a primitive people's beliefs, concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deitits and so forth, as distinguished read more

Mythology: the body of a primitive people's beliefs, concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deitits and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: History Quotes,
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A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man read more

A light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward.

by Earl Of Chesterfield Found in: History Quotes,
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Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits read more

Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.

by Francis Herbert Hedge Found in: History Quotes,
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The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in read more

The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in the middle.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: History Quotes,
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The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.

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

by Richard H. Tawney Found in: History Quotes,
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History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

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It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

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It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

by Henry James Found in: History Quotes,
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