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The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.
The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here.
History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers read more
History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.
In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the read more
In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the four kings in a pack of cards.
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.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.
To many fame comes too late.
To many fame comes too late.
