It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget...

It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whole family you can forget...

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets...

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are...

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are...

You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie...

You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie...

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows...

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows...

It is very easy to love alone.

It is very easy to love alone.

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut...

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut...

If you can do it then why do it?

If you can do it then why do it?

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an...

There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an...

There is no such thing as being good to your wife.

There is no such thing as being good to your wife.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

Every adolescent has that dream every century has that dream every revolutionary has that dream,...

Every adolescent has that dream every century has that dream every revolutionary has that dream,...

History takes time. History makes memory.

History takes time. History makes memory.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.

Remarks are not literature.

Remarks are not literature.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.