A. L. Rowse Quotes


One might regard architecture as history arrested in stone.

I would never wound a cat's feelings no matter how downright aggressive I might be to humans.

Bound as our lives are to the tyranny of time it is through what we know of history that we are delivered from our bonds and escape - into time.

This filthy twentieth century. I hate its guts.

If there is any honor in all the world that I should like it would be to be an honorary Jewish citizen.

History is a great deal closer to poetry than is generally realised: in truth I think it is in essence the same.

Walking is the favorite sport of the good and wise.