"That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but not so as to state things contrary to fact. For there are plenty of mistakes made by writers out of ignorance, and which any man finds it difficult to avoid. But if we knowingly write what is false, whether for the sake of our country or our friends or just to be pleasant, what difference is there between us and hack writers? Readers should be very attentive to and critical of historians, and they in turn should be constantly on their guard."

-- Polybius

#Country Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Writing Quotes

“If I am dissatisfied, it's simply because good photos are few and far between. A good photo is a miracle.”
“For the essence of science, I would suggest, is simply the refusal to believe on the basis of hope.”
“Lionel Messi is the best player ever.”

Source : "Graeme Souness: Lionel Messi is the best player ever - and it's not even close" by James Whaling, www.mirror.co.uk. May 10, 2015.
“Don't see others doing better than you, beat your own records everyday, because success is a fight between you and yourself.”
“We walk in circles, so limited by our own anxieties that we can no longer distinguish between true and false, between the gangster's whim and the purest ideal.”
“Flexibility is a requirement for survival.”

Source : Roger Von Oech (2001). “Whack on the Side of the Head”, Mjf Books
“I think sometimes we're meant to do something but things aren't lined up correctly.”
“When Caroline Walker fell in love with Julian English she was a little tired of him. That was in the summer of 1926, one of the most unimportant years in the history of the United States, and the year in which Caroline Walker was sure her life had reached a pinnacle of uselessness.”

Source : John O'Hara (2013). “Appointment in Samarra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.79, Penguin

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