The history of literature is the history of the human mind. It is, as compared with other histories, the intellectual as distinguished from the material, the informing spirit as compared with the outward and visible. — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
“The life of the Spanish discoverers was one long day-dream. Illusion after illusion chased one another like the bubbles which the child throws off… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
“a government, which does not rest on the sympathies of its subjects, cannot long abide; that human institutions, when not connected with human prosperity… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
The triumphs of the warrior are bounded by the narrow theatre of his own age; but those of a Scott or a Shakspeare will… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
No man is quite so much a hero in the dark as in broad daylight, in solitude as in society, in the gloom of… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
Self-interest, be it enlightened, works indirectly for the public good. — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
The history of literature is the history of the human mind. It is, as compared with other histories, the intellectual as distinguished from the… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
Architecture is, to a certain extent, a sensual gratification. It addresses itself to the eye, and affords the best scope for the parade of… — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
