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

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Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves. – Rebecca West

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Trust
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Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a persons mind. – Rebecca West

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communication
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It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. – Rebecca West

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History
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I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture. – Dalai Lama

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History

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes. – Voltaire

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History

Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis. – John Dewey

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History

History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up. – Voltaire

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History

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