Jorge Manrique famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Any time gone by was better.
-- Jorge Manrique

#History #Gone #Times Gone By

It's a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At the time, they were the two most unpleasant cultures in the entire world, and richly deserved each other. Still, the story of how stout Cortes blustered, bullied and bludgeoned his way to collapsing an entire empire with a handful of contagious hoodlums is astonishing.
Rather an end in horror, than horror without end. He could not condemn principles he might need to invoke and apply later. The wolf cannot help having been created by God as he is, but we shoot him all the same if we have to. The great player in diplomacy, as in chess, asks the question,Does this improve me?, not look at the possible fringe benefits If you can't have what you like, you must like what you have.
History is the great propagator of doubt.
Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.
The past actually happened. History is what someone took the time to write down.
I understood that pain was real and sometimes things didn't last. Sometimes you just had to enjoy it while it lasts and cherish it when it's gone.
When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.
When I'm gone, you'll be sitting in a cafe and say, "Do you remember Agnes?"
Levante have gone fourth in Serie A. If anyone can tell me what part of Italy Levante is in, please call. I've no idea
There are no easy choices. Easy choices are long gone.

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