The longue durée is where truth lives; the event is merely i... - Fernand Braudel

"The longue durée is where truth lives; the event is merely its shadow."

Fernand Braudel Time

Historian French 1902–1985

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"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."

"Time waits for no one."

"Time spent with loved ones is never wasted."

"I've been alive for a long time. Long enough to know that you can't trust anyone."

"The past always catches up with you."