“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
