Famous quotes by Historians

Small: He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers
"He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man
"Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which
"American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: Absolute liberty is absence of restraint responsibility is restraint therefore, the ideally free individual is
"Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: They know enough who know how to learn
"They know enough who know how to learn"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong
"The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to ste
"The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything
"Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: It is always good men who do the most harm in the world
"It is always good men who do the most harm in the world"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter
"At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops
"A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops"
Henry B. Adams, Historian
Small: When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near
Will Durant
"When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memor
Will Durant
"Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them privately he is an unphil
Will Durant
"If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist, and thinks laws in his own case superfluous"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes respectable in wartime
Will Durant
"Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes respectable in wartime"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice
Will Durant
"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy
Will Durant
"As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor
Tacitus
"No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor"
Tacitus, Historian
Small: It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt
Tacitus
"It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt"
Tacitus, Historian
Small: Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed
Tacitus
"Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it"
Tacitus, Historian
Small: Custom adapts itself to expediency
Tacitus
"Custom adapts itself to expediency"
Tacitus, Historian
Small: Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn
Will Durant
"Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their min
Will Durant
"The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance
Will Durant
"Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it
Tacitus
"To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it"
Tacitus, Historian
Small: The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife
Will Durant
"The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. Its the last thing a man will admit, that his mind ages
Will Durant
"The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a man will admit, that his mind ages"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions
Will Durant
"Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law
Will Durant
"Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law"
Will Durant, Historian
Small: Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art
Will Durant
"Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art"
Will Durant, Historian