It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

To many fame comes too late.

To many fame comes too late.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

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.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

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

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

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History: A distillation of rumor.

History: A distillation of rumor.