“… the dogma that History is just "one damned thing after another…."”
Arnold J. Toynbee (1889–1975) British historian, author of A Study of History
"Law and Freedom in History," <i>A Study of History</i>, Vol. 2 (1957). The embedded quotation is attributable to Elbert Hubbard.
“Life is just one damn thing after another.”
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul
Attributed in Items of Interest, Vol. 33 (1911), p. 8
“History is never surprising—after it happens.”
Robert A. Heinlein book Logic of Empire
Logic of Empire (p. 333)
Short fiction, The Past Through Tomorrow (1967)
Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008) Novelist, short story writer, poet
Emancipation: A Romance of the Times to Come (1971)
“Life is a process--just one thing after another. When you lose it, just start again.”
Richard Carlson (1961–2006) Author, psychotherapist and motivational speaker
Source: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and it's all small stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
“History isn't what happened, history is just what historians tell us.”
Julian Barnes (1946) English writer
Source: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
