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ancient-rome‎ (56)
explorers-exploration‎ (35)
victorian-era-wars-and-people‎ (33)
19th-century-history‎ (27)
travel‎ (27)

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flashman‎ (12)
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Ian’s Quotes

“History is made by people. And the majority of people are arseholes. Which is I suppose why the majority of history has been so disastrous.”
― Ben Elton

tags: history

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“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”
― Mark Twain

tags: living, world

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“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way.”
― Charles Bukowski

tags: humour

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“I don’t think we’re for anything, we’re just products of evolution. You can say “Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don’t think there’s a purpose,” but I’m anticipating a good lunch.”
― James D Watson

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

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