History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy. -Augustine Birrell

 

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.


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This quote is just one of 7 total Augustine Birrell quotes in our collection. Augustine Birrell is known for saying 'History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.' as well as some of the following quotes.

History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy.

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A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators.

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Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world. -Augustine Birrell
237

Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.

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219

An ordinary man can...surround himself with two thousand books...and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.

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That great dust-heap called `history'. -Augustine Birrell
171

Is this true or only clever?

Augustine Birrell
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