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Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it and wiser than the one read more
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it and wiser than the one that comes after it.
History shows that there are no invincible armies.
History shows that there are no invincible armies.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, read more
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.
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.
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.
Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.
Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics.
