I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.

The photograph is a coarse fraud, and seems to delight only in taking the whole beauty out of the picture.

If it were worth while to argue a paradox, one might maintain that nature regards the female as the essential, the male as the superfluity of her world. Perhaps the best starting-point for study of the Virgin would be a practical acquaintance with bees, and especially with queen bees.

The spectacle [of American politics] resembles that of swarms of insects changing from worms to wings. They must get the wings ordie. For our salvation, Mr. Wilbur Wright is providing wings. He will also have to provide a new insect to use them.

Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know

As a historian, he felt it his duty to respect everything that had ever been respected, except for the occasional statesman.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.