The best historian is he who combines knowledge of the evidence with the largest intellect, the warmest human sympathy and the highest imaginative powers.

Socrates gave no diplomas or degrees, and would have subjected any disciple who demanded one to a disconcerting catechism on the nature of true knowledge.

Before modern times there was Walking, but not the perfection of Walking, because there was no tea.

After a day's walk everything has twice its usual value.

If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt.

We are the children of the earth and removed from her our spirit withers.

We never know enough about the infinitely complex circumstances of any past event to prophesy the future by analogy.