To understand the present, one must descend into the depths ... - Fernand Braudel

"To understand the present, one must descend into the depths of the past."

Fernand Braudel Wisdom

Historian French 1902–1985

More from Fernand Braudel

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

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

"Geography is destiny."

"Civilizations are mortal like men."

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."