Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

The only thing that does not change is that at any and every time it appears that there have been read more

The only thing that does not change is that at any and every time it appears that there have been "great changes.".

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it read more

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.