I have no history but the length of my bones.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: read more

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.".

History does not always repeat itself.

History does not always repeat itself.

Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.

Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.

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.