“Virtuosi have been long remarked to have little conscience in their favorite pursuits. A man will steal a rarity who would cut off his hand rather than take the money it is worth. Yet, in fact, the crime is the same.” MenLittlesLongHas BeensFactsHandsCuttingCrimeConsciencePursuitStealingTheftRarity Author:Horace
“History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.” LittlesWarHistoryMankindCrimePrisonFollyMisfortunesHistorianTourismRegisterRoman EmpireGreat History Author:Edward Gibbon