John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9591 Fran&edilois Marie Arouet de Voltaire 1694-1778 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9591 |
| AUTHOR: | François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694–1778) |
| QUOTATION: | History is little else than a picture of human crimes and misfortunes. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | L’Ingénu. Chap. x. (1767.) |
| Note 1. See Gibbon, Quotation 1. [back] |