Quote by Thomas Carlyle
History is the distillation of rumor. - Thomas Carlyle

History is the distillation of rumor. – Thomas Carlyle

Other quotes by Thomas Carlyle

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. – Thomas Carlyle

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Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. – Thomas Carlyle

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Age
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All deep things are song. It seems somehow the very central essence of us, song; as if all the rest were but wrappages and hulls! – Thomas Carlyle

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When a history book contains no lies it is always tedious. – Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

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This is my history; like all other histories, a narrative of misery. – Samuel Johnson

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The Jews greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! Were a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better. – Shimon Peres

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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. – John F. Kennedy

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