Author: Philip Guedalla

Quotes

The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender.

The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender.

- Philip Guedalla

History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.

- Philip Guedalla

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

- Philip Guedalla

Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

- Philip Guedalla

Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.

Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.

- Philip Guedalla

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