The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.

The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

History is just a portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men read more

There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

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

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

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

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

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be read more

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.

And read their history in a nation's eyes.

And read their history in a nation's eyes.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.