Anecdotes are the gleaming toys of history. The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which read more

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

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.

Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.

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.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

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.

I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up read more

I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to shut up business if we, the Kings, were to consider the assassination of Kings as of no consequence at all.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.