History Quotes

Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.

18227 quotes

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"We honor our ancestors by continuing their unfinished work."
Rob Bell
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"History teaches us about our nature."
Henri Nouwen
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"History doesn't repeat itself, but our laziness ensures it rhymes."
Tony Campolo
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"Tradition is the living faith of the dead; innovation is the dead faith of the living."
Richard Rohr
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"We are more like our ancestors than we would like to admit."
Richard Rohr
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"History teaches us that change is the only constant."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"We inherit stories and must decide which ones to carry forward"
Rob Bell
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"History is the collective dream of humanity."
Rupert Spira
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"History teaches us that truth always prevails."
Mooji
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"History shows us that violence only breeds more violence."
Thomas Merton
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"History repeats because humanity keeps seeking the same answers in the wrong places."
Adyashanti
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"History repeats because the mind repeats."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"History teaches those who wish to learn. The fool repeats his mistakes; the wise learns from others'."
Francis of Assisi
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"History does not repeat, but ignorance of it ensures we stumble in similar darkness."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"History repeats because humanity forgets its own nature."
Rupert Spira
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"Progress without compassion is barbarism."
Francis of Assisi
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"History teaches us lessons if we are willing to listen."
Meher Baba
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"History teaches us lessons for the future"
Satya Sai Baba
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"History repeats itself until humanity learns the lesson."
Mooji
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"To study history is to study ourselves."
Thomas Merton
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"The past is a teacher, not a prison."
Anandamayi Ma
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"History teaches that truth ultimately prevails."
Satya Sai Baba
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"History repeats because humanity has not awakened to its true nature."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"History teaches us that those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it."
Dayananda Saraswati
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"History is humanity's greatest teacher."
Dayananda Saraswati
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"The history of humanity is the history of love and loss."
Meher Baba
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"History repeats itself when humanity forgets its lessons of compassion."
Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)
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"History is the story of consciousness becoming aware of itself."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"History repeats itself because humanity forgets its lessons."
Anandamayi Ma
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"History's lesson is that love's work is never finished."
Anandamayi Ma