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    Bardot, Byron, Hitler, Hemingway, Monroe, Sade: we do not require our heroes to be subtle, just to be big. Then we can depend on someone to make them subtle.

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There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

by Geraldine Jewsbury Found in: History Quotes,
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Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

by Sting Found in: History Quotes,
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The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because read more

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper

by Aristotle Found in: Heroism Quotes,
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All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

by Penelope Lively Found in: History Quotes,
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History is more or less bunk.

History is more or less bunk.

by Henry Ford Found in: History Quotes,
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Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons read more

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: History Quotes,
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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.

by Alexis De Tocqueville Found in: History Quotes,
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The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

by Marcus T. Cicero Found in: History Quotes,
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People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

by Dan Quayle Found in: History Quotes,
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