The past is a mirror in which we see not the past but oursel... - Lucien Febvre

"The past is a mirror in which we see not the past but ourselves; the historian's task is to be aware of this distortion."

Lucien Febvre Truth

Historian French 1878–1956

More from Lucien Febvre

"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."

"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

"You must always be honest with the people you love."

"Truth always comes out in the end."

"Honesty is always the best policy."