Earliest Known Quotes
- On December 12, 1829, Paganini wrote his friend Germi: "The variations I've composed on the graceful Neapolitan ditty, 'Oh Mamma, Mama Cara,' outshine everything. I… — Niccolo Paganini
- There is but little room for doubt that Egypt led the way in the creation of the earliest known group of civilizations which arose on… — James Henry Breasted
- The earliest known writing probably emerged in southern Mesopotamia around 5,000 years ago, but for most of recorded history, reading and writing remained among the… — Tom Chatfield