The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies. James A. Froude
The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.History and HistoriansQuotations by James A. Froude
Month: November 2008
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. Anatole France
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.History and HistoriansQuotations by Anatole France
History is more or less bunk. Henry Ford
History is more or less bunk.History and HistoriansQuotations by Henry Ford
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. Gustave Flaubert
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times.History and HistoriansQuotations by Gustave Flaubert
Might does not make right, it only makes history. Jim Fiebig
Might does not make right, it only makes history.History and HistoriansQuotations by Jim Fiebig
Our best history is still poetry. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our best history is still poetry.History and HistoriansQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present. Ernest Dimnet
The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present.History and HistoriansQuotations by Ernest Dimnet
History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history. Clarence Darrow
History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.History and HistoriansQuotations by Clarence Darrow
While we read history we make history. George William Curtis
While we read history we make history.History and HistoriansQuotations by George William Curtis
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves. Marcus T. Cicero
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.History and HistoriansQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
History is but a confused heap of facts. Lord Chesterfield
History is but a confused heap of facts.History and HistoriansQuotations by Lord Chesterfield
The history of the world is but the biography of great men. Thomas Carlyle
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.History and HistoriansQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
The whole past is the procession of the present. Thomas Carlyle
The whole past is the procession of the present.History and HistoriansQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
History is the distillation of rumor. Thomas Carlyle
History is the distillation of rumor.History and HistoriansQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
History is the devil’s scripture. Lord Byron
History is the devil’s scripture.History and HistoriansQuotations by Lord Byron
God cannot alter the past, but historians can. Samuel Butler
God cannot alter the past, but historians can.Quotations by Samuel Butler
The Thames is liquid history. John Burns
The Thames is liquid history.History and HistoriansQuotations by John Burns
People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors. Edmund Burke
People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors.History and HistoriansQuotations by Edmund Burke
From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. Napoleon Bonaparte
From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.History and HistoriansQuotations by Napoleon Bonaparte
The main thing is to make history, not to write it. Otto Von Bismarck
The main thing is to make history, not to write it.History and HistoriansQuotations by Otto Von Bismarck
Historian. A broad — gauge gossip. Ambrose Bierce
Historian. A broad — gauge gossip.History and HistoriansQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
To select the wrong person for a job is a common mistake; not to remove him/her is a fatal weakness. Source Unknown
To select the wrong person for a job is a common mistake; not to remove him/her is a fatal weakness.HiringQuotations by Source Unknown
If you suspect a man, don’t employ him, and if you employ him, don’t suspect him. Chinese Proverb
If you suspect a man, don’t employ him, and if you employ him, don’t suspect him.HiringQuotations by Chinese Proverb
Do not employ handsome servants. Chinese Proverb
Do not employ handsome servants.HiringQuotations by Chinese Proverb
If he’s got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don’t hire him. Lou Holtz
If he’s got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don’t hire him.HiringQuotations by Lou Holtz
When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are. R. H. Grant
When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are.HiringQuotations by R. H. Grant
The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference. Henry Miller
The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Henry Miller
In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one. H. L. Mencken
In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by H. L. Mencken
What is a hero without love for mankind. Doris Lessing
What is a hero without love for mankind.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Doris Lessing
Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated. Alphonse De Lamartine
Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Alphonse De Lamartine
There are heroes in evil as well as in good. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
A hero is someone we can admire without apology. Kitty Kelley
A hero is someone we can admire without apology.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Kitty Kelley
My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes. Michael Jordan
My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Michael Jordan
Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. Samuel Johnson
Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Heroes are created by popular demand, sometimes out of the scantiest materials. Gerald W. Johnson
Heroes are created by popular demand, sometimes out of the scantiest materials.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Gerald W. Johnson
Be your own hero, it’s cheaper than a movie ticket. Doug Horton
Be your own hero, it’s cheaper than a movie ticket.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Doug Horton
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too. Helen Hayes
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Helen Hayes
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one. Baltasar Gracian
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Baltasar Gracian
The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in. David Lloyd George
What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.Heroes and HeroismQuotations by David Lloyd George