History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

—Napoleon Bonaparte

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

—Napoleon Bonaparte

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

—Napoleon Bonaparte

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.

—Napoleon Bonaparte

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

—Napoleon Bonaparte

History never looks like history when you are living through it.

—John W. Gardner

For four-fifths of our history, our planet was populated by pond scum.

—J. W. Schopf

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we made today.

—Henry Ford

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.

—Cicero