To many fame comes too late.

To many fame comes too late.

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the read more

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.

In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the read more

In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the four kings in a pack of cards.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and read more

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul,
Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

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 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.