“History is supposed to teach us how to deal with the present and future, but it doesn't do that if we look at it merely as a record of events.”
More from Robert Hooke
“From the Leaves, and Downs, and Beards of Plants, we come at last to the Seeds; and here…”
“Statistics are history, and we gather them so that we can learn from history.”
“Sensible people take precautions against possible disasters, and of course one man's idea…”
“The variety of disasters that can occur to us is so enormous that we tend to preserve our…”