3+ Steven Runciman Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Steven Runciman quotes and sayings.

The Patriarch Joseph, after agreeing with the Latins that their formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Son meant the same as the Greek formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding through the Son, fell ill and died. An unkind scholar remarked that after muddling his prepositions what else could he decently do? — Steven Runciman

I believe that the supreme duty of the historian is to write history, that is to say, to attempt to record in one sweeping sequence the greater events and movements that have swayed the destinies of man. — Steven Runciman

Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably by one's forebears — Steven Runciman