Veil/history

Famous quotes containing the words veil and/or history:

    “For even within his tent she accomplished his derision;
    She loosed one veil and another, standing unafraid;
    And he perished.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

    “This above all makes history useful and desirable: it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.”
    —Titus Livius (Livy)