History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

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

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

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.

May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.

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.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

History, a distillation of rumor.

History, a distillation of rumor.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.