The Story of Civilization

In the end, nothing is lost. Every event, for good or evil, has effects forever.

History is mostly guessing, the rest is prejudice.

One of the lessons of history is that the gods can be silent in many languages.

In this loose structure law was weak, unpopular, and diverse. The people preferred to be ruled by custom, and to settle their disputes by face-saving compromises out of court. They expressed their view of litigation by such pithy proverbs as “Sue a flea and catch a bite,” or “Win your lawsuit, lose your money.

versions of Hippocrates’ Prognostics, Galen On Foods, and

if you are alone, you are all your own; with a companion you are half yourself; so you squander yourself according to the indiscretion of your company.