Social ascendency, innocently disguised as high fashion, good taste or prestigious expenditure, was the same the world over.

The raconteur knows too well that, if he investigates the truth of the matter, he is only too likely to lose his good story.

Our past shapes our future whether we realize it or not. Remembering well is as important as doing well." -- Jonita Mullins

Saiba que ceder aos instintos é multiplicar o bordel burguês. E quem diz isso não sou eu, é Lenin.

There was something so heavy about the burden of history, of the past. I wasn't sure I had it in me to keep looking back.

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

Pendekatan orang tentang agama yang dianutnya sudah semestinya berbeda dengan pendekatan orang yang berada di luar agama itu.

La fedeltà al passato non è un dato bensì un voto. Come tutti i voti può essere deluso, o tradito

The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.

There is no creature so perfect in wisdom and knowledge but may learn something for time present, and to come, by times past.

History is a constant race between invention and catastrophe. Education helps but it’s never enough. You also must run.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach

Mereka seharusnya belajar, bahwa seseorang tidak akan dapat memimpin massa rakyat jika tidak masuk ke daoam lingkungan mereka.

...we have to save the history we have. You never know what small bit of it might change your life--or change the whole world.

A historian can never claim to have the last word on anything as he is limited by his sources and further so by his viewpoint.