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History is a confused heap of facts.
History is a confused heap of facts.
Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These read more
Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
History is a pageant, not a philosophy.
History is a pageant, not a philosophy.
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.
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.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Give the historians something to write about.
Give the historians something to write about.