Historian quotes

Ancient wisdom

Herodotus quote: “Men’s fortunes are on a wheel, which…”

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Ancient wisdom

Thucydides quote: “Men’s indignation, it seems, is more excited…”

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Ancient wisdom

Thucydides quote: “Men naturally despise those who court them…”

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Ancient wisdom

Herodotus quote: “Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but…”

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Ancient wisdom

Tacitus quote: “Many who seem to be struggling with…”

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Ancient wisdom

Tacitus quote: “Love of fame is the last thing…”

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Historian quotes

Will Durant quote: “Man became free when he recognized that…”

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Henry B. Adams

Henry B. Adams quote: “Man is an imperceptible atom always trying…”

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Anita Brookner

Anita Brookner quote: “Life… is not simply a series of…”

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Anita Brookner

Anita Brookner quote: “Like many rich men, he thought in…”

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War & military quotes

B. H. Liddell Hart quote: “Loss of hope, rather than loss of…”

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Historian quotes

Will Durant quote: “Knowledge is the eye of desire and…”

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Ancient wisdom

Herodotus quote: “Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give…”

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Henry B. Adams

Henry B. Adams quote: “Knowledge of human nature is the beginning…”

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Anita Brookner

Anita Brookner quote: “It will be a pity if women…”

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Ancient wisdom

Herodotus quote: “It’s impossible for someone who is human…”

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Ancient wisdom

Thucydides quote: “Justice will not come to Athens until…”

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Goldwin Smith

Goldwin Smith quote: “It is needless to say how great…”

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Historian quotes

Will Durant quote: “It may be true that you can’t…”

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Anita Brookner

Anita Brookner quote: “It is my contention that Aesop was…”

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Ancient wisdom

Tacitus quote: “It is human nature to hate the…”

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Henry B. Adams

Henry B. Adams quote: “It is impossible to underrate human intelligence…”

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Ancient wisdom

Tacitus quote: “It is less difficult to bear misfortunes…”

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Ancient wisdom

Herodotus quote: “It is clear that not in one…”

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Goldwin Smith

Goldwin Smith quote: “It is evident that in the period…”

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Ancient wisdom

Thucydides quote: “It is frequently a misfortune to have…”

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Ancient wisdom

Tacitus quote: “It belongs to human nature to hate…”

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Henry B. Adams

Henry B. Adams quote: “It is always good men who do…”

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Ancient wisdom

Herodotus quote: “It is better by noble boldness to…”

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Ancient wisdom

Herodotus quote: “In soft regions are born soft men…”

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