You should not drink and bake at the same time. —Arnold Schwarzenegger

. . . the great cities grow like a creeping paralysis over freedom . . . —Owen Wister

His best companions, innocence and health,
And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. —Oliver Goldsmith

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. —1 Timothy, 6:5

(This series could easily be continued indefinitely, or at least until terminated by death or hopeless senility, but perhaps readers are tired; and for me, other tasks beckon. Actually “What Is History?” was not intended to become a publication at all. It began as a collection to be distributed to my former graduate students for reflection on the calling of historian. It has expanded rather beyond that into a commentary on the world and humanity as well. Let’s end here, unless there is strong demand from the editors and readers, with the one last quotation from Scripture.)

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