A good historian is timeless although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.
Francois Fenelon
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- Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half.
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- A good historian is timeless although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.
- Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half.