We study the past not because it is dead, but because it is ... - Lucien Febvre

"We study the past not because it is dead, but because it is alive within us."

Lucien Febvre Life

Historian French 1878–1956

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"History is not the past. It is the present and the future too."

"To be a historian is to be a man committed to truth."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Understanding the past requires imagination as much as scholarship."

"Life is meant to be lived with passion."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"Life is a journey, not a destination."

"Life's too short for regrets."