To put away one's own original thoughts in order to take up a book is a sin against the Holy Ghost. Barbara Tuchman bookghostholy Change image and share on social
For me, the card catalog has been a companion all my working life. To leave it is like leaving the house one was brought up in. Barbara Tuchman bringcardcatalog Change image and share on social
Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip. Barbara Tuchman battledeadgeneral Change image and share on social
Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library. Barbara Tuchman closedoorlibrary Change image and share on social
No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision. Barbara Tuchman britishdecisiondistress Change image and share on social
Reasonable orders are easy enough to obey; it is capricious, bureaucratic or plain idiotic demands that form the habit of discipline. Barbara Tuchman bureaucraticcapriciousdemand Change image and share on social
The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion. Barbara Tuchman basediscretionfleet Change image and share on social
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Barbara Tuchman bookcarriercivilization Change image and share on social
Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism. Barbara Tuchman allianceappeasementbalance Change image and share on social
