"Few sons attain the praise of their great sires, and most their sires disgrace" — Homer

Men are but children of a larger growth.

Source: All for Love; Or, The World Well Lost (1677)

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

I am swimming in dishonor like a fish in water

History fades into fable; fact becomes clouded with doubt and controversy.

Source: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819)

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history

Homer Quote