Puzzle/history

Famous quotes containing the words puzzle and/or history:

    “—My good friend, quoth I—as sure as I am I—and you are you
    —And who are you? said he.—Don’t puzzle me; said I.”
    —Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)

    “Systematic philosophical and practical anti-intellectualism such as we are witnessing appears to be something truly novel in the history of human culture.”
    —Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)