What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.

What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

I have no history but the length of my bones.

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way read more

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined read more

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.