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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Any favourite quotes or interesting reflections on History, or about historical figures, or by historical figures?
I'm a bit of a History freak so have loads but here's one or two I like in particular.
Yuri Gagarin. "Earth is too small for conflict and just big enough for co-operation".
William Stubbs. “There are periods in the history of nations, which are neither seed times of great principles nor harvests of great results.”
Winston Churchill. "The English never draw a line without blurring it."
Anton Chekhov. "Any idiot can face a crisis. It’s this day to day living that wears you out."
Simon Schama. “The consolation of mortality, is the gift of life”.
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Alexander the Great once visited the cynic philosopher Diogenes (one of my faves), as he was a fan of his. When he asked Diogenes if there was anything he could do for him. Diogenes cussed that he could leave because he was blocking his light  |
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"Alexander the Great once visited the cynic philosopher Diogenes (one of my faves), as he was a fan of his. When he asked Diogenes if there was anything he could do for him. Diogenes cussed that he could leave because he was blocking his light "
Nice retort!...it's got a Churchillian feel to it!  |
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