Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions read more

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

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.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?

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.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it