Rome - the city of visible history where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar.

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It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand, the angels come

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand, the angels come to visit us and we only know them when they are gone.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people underst

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.

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    The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. - George Orwell Quote

    The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

    The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.

    The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past, so that we can live our dreams.

    Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries.

    Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries.

    Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.

    Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.

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