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A mere collector of supposed facts is as useful as a collector of matchboxes.


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If History teaches any lesson at all, it is that there are no historical lessons.

If History teaches any lesson at all, it is that there are no historical lessons.



What better preparation for a history which seeks to bring societies to life and to understand that life than to have really lived, commanded men, suffered with them and shared their joys.

What better preparation for a history which seeks to bring societies to life and to understand that life than to have really lived, commanded men, suffered with them and shared their joys.



It is never a waste of time to study the history of a word.

It is never a waste of time to study the history of a word.



History is the daughter of time.

History is the daughter of time.





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