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The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
I have no history but the length of my bones.
I have no history but the length of my bones.
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.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
One German makes a philosopher, two a public meeting, three a war.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.
History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.
History is written by the victors.
History is written by the victors.
