The lessons of history? There are four:
- whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power;
- the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small;
- The bee fertilizes the flower it robs;
- when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Source
Charles Austin Beard was a remarkable historian with a witty turn of phrase. This attributed quote is said to have been in response to a request from a publisher for a book on the lessons of history.
This quotation is one of over 200 Archaeological Quotations.
