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Quote by Thomas Fuller
History maketh a young man to be old, without either wrinkles or g

History maketh a young man to be old, without either wrinkles or gray hairs; privileging him with the experience of age, without either the infirmities or inconveniences thereof. – Thomas Fuller

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Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of the face can smile while the other is pinched. – Thomas Fuller

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In taking revenge a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. – Thomas Fuller

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Unlike poetry and music, the art of history is cumulative. – John Clive, Not By Fact Alone

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Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history. – Nicolas Chamfort

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There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come. – Georgios A. Papandreou

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Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard. – Will Durant

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