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Barbara Tuchman: What his imagination...

Barbara Tuchman: What his imagination...

What his imagination is to the poet, facts are to the historian. His exercise of judgment comes in their selection,...

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Barbara Tuchman: Honor wears different...

Barbara Tuchman: Honor wears different...

Honor wears different coats to different eyes.

Source: The Guns of August,...

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Herodotus: Force has no...

Herodotus: Force has no...

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus: Truth is confirmed...

Publius Cornelius Tacitus: Truth is confirmed...

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus: The brave and...

Publius Cornelius Tacitus: The brave and...

The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear...

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William Manchester: An Edwardian lady...

William Manchester: An Edwardian lady...

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were...

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Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: The twentieth century...

Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: The twentieth century...

The twentieth century will be remembered chiefly, not as an age of political conflicts and technical inventions, but...

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A J P Taylor: A racing tipster...

A J P Taylor: A racing tipster...

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his...

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Nathan Huggins: . . ....

Nathan Huggins: . . ....

. . . touching at last, the one who through superhuman power and character had pulled together the people in the birth...

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Colette: It is wise...

Colette: It is wise...

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

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Homer: It is always...

Homer: It is always...

It is always the latest song that an audience applauds the most.

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Charles Buxton: You will never...

Charles Buxton: You will never...

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

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Samuel Smiles: We often discover...

Samuel Smiles: We often discover...

We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a...

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Margot Asquith: He's very clever,...

Margot Asquith: He's very clever,...

He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.

Source: Referring to F....

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Anatole France: Irony is the...

Anatole France: Irony is the...

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

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-- Anatole...

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Anatole France: The average man...

Anatole France: The average man...

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last...

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Aesop: Beware that you...

Aesop: Beware that you...

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Source:...

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George Borrow: Two great talkers...

George Borrow: Two great talkers...

Two great talkers will not travel far together.

Source: In 2,715 One-Line...

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Omar Bradley: We are given...

Omar Bradley: We are given...

We are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind or whether to...

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Ferdinand Foch: The fundamental qualities...

Ferdinand Foch: The fundamental qualities...

The fundamental qualities for good execution of a plan is first; intelligence; then discernment and judgment, which...

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