The historian's work is never done; there is always more to ... - Lucien Febvre

"The historian's work is never done; there is always more to understand, more to learn."

Lucien Febvre Perseverance

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."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."