Start their day with a dose of wisdom on a mug designed for the historical quote lover. Perfect for coffee or tea, these mugs feature legendary sayings that inspire and amuse.
Writing about scientific progress in 1675, Isaac Newton said " If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." This metaphor is now commonly used to make the point that scientific advances are made using a foundation built by the work of those who came before. That Newton guy was right, you can see further when you're on the shoulders of Giants. I just wonder if he was talking about the players from the football Giants or the baseball Giants. Ernie is a much bigger fan
Doctor examining Easter Island statue.
Servicemen.
Knight Golfing
Moses' Tablet
'Where was the TSA?'
John Bunyan
"Ernestine is trying to get St. Patrick to change his mind."
"It is we."
Charles Darwin Book Signing.
Adam and Eve on a Talk Show
The Lessons of VietnamThe Lessons of Iran and ContraThe Lessons of Iraq.
Disraeli Stands for 'British Interests' Against Russian Expansionism
New Resident of Downing Street
No time for sirtaki now, Greece!
'Ignore it! It's just some of the local kids trying to get in for free.'
'Now I am become life, creator of worlds."
Nobody Upstages Trump!
Un ballo in maschera
Caption Contest TK
Mortally Wounded at the Battle of Quebec, General James Wolfe Forgets His Last Words
'Of all the technological advances from the last 60 years, this is one's favourite.'
"I'd like you to see an Anthropologist.''
The Quotable Ben Franklin. To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. And not flying thy kite during thunderstorms might help, too!
"As Maggie Thatcher once said: 'Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.'"
Two monks play tic-tac-toe with calligraphy-style 'x's and 'o's.
'Dropping the Pilot'-the Fall of Bismarck
First case of obsessive compulsive disorder: Lady Macbeth
'Our top theologians have studied the issue, Your Majesty, and they agree that you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.'
Hoxton map.
The Red Baron meets his match.
Henry Fox Talbot
Atlas carrying Earth about to slip on banana peel.
Early Man Late Man
Of all the gin joints in the world, you are here.
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