Famous quotes containing the words history of, history and/or century:
“The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.”
—Willa Cather (1876–1947)
“I saw the Arab map.
It resembled a mare shuffling on,
dragging its history like saddlebags,
nearing its tomb and the pitch of hell.”
—Adonis [Ali Ahmed Said] (b. 1930)
“Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)