[P]ower is at its most potent when it can operate silently.
Early Modern England: A Social History 1550 1760Never base motivation or fear, entirely.
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the BarbariansNot living your life is just like killing yourself, only it takes longer.
Glory O'Brien's History of the FutureNothing [...] will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome.
The History of Rasselas, Prince of AbissiniaIs there such depravity in man as that he should injure another without benefit to himself?
The History of Rasselas, Prince of AbissiniaPerhaps he has confused making money with freedom.
Born in Blood & Fire: A Concise History of Latin AmericaHappiness: being able to forget or, to express in a more learned fashion.
On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for LifeThe search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
A History of Western PhilosophyI don't mean to mock the gods, but Freyja seems to me a bitch. - Hjalti Skjeggjason
The Hammer And The Cross: A New History Of The VikingsSelf-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.
The History of the Peloponnesian WarVengeful conquerors burn books as if the enemy's souls reside there, too.
The Information: A History, a Theory, a FloodOut of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan PurposeIf only we were angels, with transparent bodies and transparent thoughts...
Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of CommunicationTell them I have the headache--no, the plague! I need something nice and contagious.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation