We never know enough about the infinitely complex circumstances of any past event to prophesy the future by analogy.
G. M. TrevelyanEducation... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
G. M. Trevelyan"History repeats itself" and "History never repeats itself" are about equally true ... We never know enough about the infinitely complex circumstances of any past event to prophesy the future by analogy.
G. M. TrevelyanThe chorus-ending from Aristophanes, raised every night from every ditch that drains into the Mediterranean, hoarse and primeval as the raven's croak, is one of the grandest tunes to walk by. Or on a night in May, one can walk through the too rare Italian forests for an hour on end and never be out of hearing of the nightingale's song.
G. M. Trevelyan