“If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing the day when everything in which he had trusted should betray his trust.” IfsMenShouldDeathSeeingBetrayalImmortalDeath And DyingBetrayTrustedDying Death Book:The Essential Peirce, Volume 1: Selected Philosophical Writings? (1867–1893) Source: The Essential Peirce, Volume 1: Selected Philosophical Writings? (1867–1893)
“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That's why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history ~~ they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.” PeopleShouldWellsBookStoriesEvilReadingWorstHeroDepthInjusticeBetrayalNobleMonstersCrueltyHeightAttainmentDepravityDickensBooks And Reading Author:David McCullough