Quote by Rebecca West
It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early st

It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth. – Rebecca West

Other quotes by Rebecca West

I take it as a prime cause of the present confusion of society that it is too sickly and too doubtful to use pleasure frankly as a test of value. – Rebecca West

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Pleasure
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The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots. – Rebecca West

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Women
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Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. – Rebecca West

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Astrology
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The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. – Epicurus

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History

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. – John Acton

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History

Real history is a candid shot. The history of textbooks poses for its pictures. – Terri Guillemets

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History

Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics? – Pat Robertson

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History

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