The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

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

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

Happy is the nation without a history.

Happy is the nation without a history.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.