History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

Ambrose Bierce
Some Similar Quotes
  1. We fool ourselves so much we could do it for a living. - Stephen King
  2. He who hesitates is a damned fool. - Mae West
  3. A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear. - William Shakespeare
  4. Any fool can hope when success lies plainly in view. It wants genuine strength to hope when matters are hopeless. - Michael Flynn
  5. A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough. - Robert Jordan
More Quotes By Ambrose Bierce
  1. Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
  2. Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
  3. You don't have to be stupid to be a Christian, ... but it probably helps.
  4. The covers of this book are too far apart.
  5. Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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