--- title: "1 Material Literary Quotes By J. B. Bury" description: "1 Material Literary quotes by J. B. Bury. Plus more from J. B. Bury and more Material Literary sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/j-b-bury-62061_art_i-may-remind-you-that-history-is-not-a-b_68669.jpg" --- > [I may remind you that history is not a branch of literature. The facts of history, like the facts of geology or astronomy, can supply material for literary art; for manifest reasons they lend themselves to artistic representation far more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-bury/i-may-remind-you-that-history-is-not-a-branch-of-literature-the-facts/) [J. B. Bury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-bury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/j-b-bury-62061_art_i-may-remind-you-that-history-is-not-a-b_68669.jpg) ## More by J. B. Bury > [I may remind you that history is not a branch of literature. The facts of history, like the facts of geology or astronomy, can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-bury/i-may-remind-you-that-history-is-not-a-branch-of-literature-the-facts/) [J. B. Bury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-bury/) > [The ideal of progress, freedom of thought, and the decline of ecclesiastical power go together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-bury/the-ideal-of-progress-freedom-of-thought-and-the-decline-of/) [J. B. Bury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-bury/) > [A complete assemblage of the smallest facts of human history will tell in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-bury/a-complete-assemblage-of-the-smallest-facts-of-human-history-will/) [J. B. Bury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-bury/) > [The Macedonian people and their kings were of Greek stock, as their traditions and the scanty remains of their language combine to testify.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-bury/the-macedonian-people-and-their-kings-were-of-greek-stock-as-their/) [J. B. Bury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-bury/) > [History is a science, no more and no less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-bury/history-is-a-science-no-more-and-no-less/) [J. B. Bury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-bury/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/material-literary/j-b-bury/#itemlist", "name": "1 Material Literary Quotes By J. B. Bury", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I may remind you that history is not a branch of literature. 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