Who said "The past haunts us not as a specter, but as a teacher."?

This quote is attributed to Gérard de Nerval.

The past haunts us not as a specter, but as a teacher. - Gérard de Nerval

"The past haunts us not as a specter, but as a teacher."

Gérard de Nerval History

Poet Writer French 1808–1855

"I am the shadow, and I am the light; I am what you fear and what you desire."

"Every man has a shadow which follows him as his faithful companion."

"We are all mad, but the question is whether we are mad enough."

"Love is the poetry of the senses."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."