Who said "To understand the past is to hold the keys to the future."?

This quote is attributed to Alexandre Herculano.

To understand the past is to hold the keys to the future. - Alexandre Herculano

"To understand the past is to hold the keys to the future."

Alexandre Herculano History

Novelist Poet Portuguese 1810–1877

"The past is a prologue to the future."

"Man's greatest enemy is ignorance."

"Freedom is the breath of the soul."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."