The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is read more

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them read more

The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them through a bad time. Let me know if you find any great poems lying around.

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.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.

All history is but the lengthened shadow of a great man.

History does not always repeat itself.

History does not always repeat itself.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.