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The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The certainties of one age are the problems of the next.
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers read more
Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.
Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.
Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.