“In its greatest moments, memory seems to desert human beings ; only tiny ordinary events leave clear detailed trace. Probably none at… — William Bolitho Charles-xii Copy Share Image
“Napoleon taught the world, or perhaps only satisfied a latent longing and gave it shape and hope, to want to be rewarded,… — William Bolitho Hope Copy Share Image
“Here, in Egypt, the morning of Alexander’s adventure ends. Henceforth he is divided; Alexandria is his first possession and he is no… — William Bolitho Adventure Copy Share Image
You need more fact in the dangerous art of giving presents than in any other social action. — William Bolitho Action Copy Share Image
“Yet, feeling his way, starting by the passive opposition of small thefts, stealing sausage ends and crusts of bread when Signora Squeers… — William Bolitho Casanova Copy Share Image
Only the poet has any right to be sorry for the poor, if he has anything to spare when he has thought… — William Bolitho Commonplace Copy Share Image
An adventure differs from a mere feat in that it is tied to the externally unattainable. Only one end of the rope… — William Bolitho Adventure Copy Share Image
“And he loved her—with the exalted and romantic intensity that a social climber gives to a woman whom he thinks superior to… — William Bolitho Josephine-bonaparte Copy Share Image
“Gendemen, I have resolved never to make an unjust war, but to end a just one only with the utter ruin of… — William Bolitho Charles-xii Copy Share Image
“Where he (Alexander) came the inhabitants either accepted him with roses and wine, or fought and were beaten. He preferred the latter.” — William Bolitho Alexander-the-great Copy Share Image
“Restated constructively, the end of the adventure already drags the course of the man; he (Cagliostro) is in love with satiety. But… — William Bolitho Adventure Copy Share Image
“He fought with Augustus and Peter, not with Russia or Poland. He aimed at full apologies, not conquests.” — William Bolitho Charles-xii Copy Share Image
“But not of course in the same condition as heretofore. There is a miraculous bonus in the hunt for the miraculous, as… — William Bolitho Copy Share Image
The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your successes-any fool can do that. The really important thing is… — William Bolitho Can do Copy Share Image
“The whole plot was a sinister drollery, the simple delight of stirring up great crowds to die and kill, of one who… — William Bolitho Fear Copy Share Image
“The truth is that he (Casanova) had ceased subtly to be an adventurer to become a noisy scoundrel, or if that is… — William Bolitho Adventure Copy Share Image
“In his stay with the cultured old epicure, Casanova had learnt two Latin saws, which were to be for the rest of… — William Bolitho Casanova Copy Share Image
Adventure is the vitaminizing element in histories both individual and social — William Bolitho Adventure Copy Share Image
“If he had wished, he could have annexed Denmark; and ended a thousand years of war and history. But Charles had no… — William Bolitho Alexander-the-great Copy Share Image
“And so begins the strangest campaign in military history : a competent general and a seasoned army of eighty thousand men chased… — William Bolitho Best man Copy Share Image
“The sacrilegious moment had come for counting and preserving; and the gods are insulted. Everything after this moment goes mysteriously awry, as… — William Bolitho Time Copy Share Image
“In short, she (Seraphina) had luck and judgment, but no morals.” — William Bolitho Character Copy Share Image
