2. History is always old, and a new life can't be based on history, just as a new love can't be the same as an old love. -Hu Yepin's "Go to Moscow"

History is divided into two parts: one part is official and deceptive history, which is used as a textbook to read to the prince; The other is a secret history, which shows the real causes of state affairs and is a shameful history. -Balzac's disillusionment