Maxims and Reflections Quotes

History-writing is a way of getting rid of the past.

Every religion lies. Every moral precept is a delusion. Even the stars are a mirage. The truth is darkness, and the only thing that...
Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, History would have been different.
What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.