History, at least in its ideal state of perfection, is a compound of poetry and philosophy.
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron RothschildEvery man who has seen the world knows that nothing is so useless as a general maxim.
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron RothschildAnd broader still became the blaze, and louder still the din, And fast from every village round the horse came spurring in.
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron RothschildTruth, like all other good things, may be loved unwisely may be pursued too keenly may cost too much.
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron RothschildHe [John Hampden] knew that the essence of war is violence, and that moderation in war is imbecility.
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron RothschildMr Robert Montgomery's genius [is] far too free and aspiring to be shackled by the rules of syntax? [His] readers must take such grammar as they can get and be thankful.
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron RothschildMany of the greatest men that ever lived have written biography.Boswell was one ofthesmallest menthat ever lived and he has beaten them all.
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild