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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
There is no life that does not contribute to history.
There is no life that does not contribute to history.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will read more
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
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.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
History does not always repeat itself.
History does not always repeat itself.
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it
