Applause/history

Famous quotes containing the words applause and/or history:

“O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! That we should with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause transform ourselves into beasts!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.”
—William James (1842–1910)