History Quotes

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

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"History is the teacher of those humble enough to listen to its lessons."
Sri Aurobindo
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"History is the mirror in which we see the consequences of our choices."
Sri Aurobindo
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"To understand the present, you must study the past."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"History teaches us that freedom without virtue leads to chaos."
Pope John Paul II
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"History has shown us that conflict and violence are never the solution to problems."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"History records the gradual awakening of humanity to its divine nature."
Sri Aurobindo
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"History reveals humanity's gradual awakening to its own divinity."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Tradition is the illusion of permanence."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"History repeats because we have not learned from it."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"History repeats itself because humanity has not yet learned its lessons."
Sri Aurobindo
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"The Chinese leadership and the Indian leadership of my generation, they learned from the Soviet communists."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Each nation has a message to deliver, a destiny to fulfill."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Abraham
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"History teaches lessons to those willing to learn from the past."
Martin Luther
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"The history of the world is the history of the few. It is the few who have done the thinking and the few who have ruled."
Swami Vivekananda
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"The lessons of the past are guides for the future."
Abraham
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"The reformation was not my work, nor could I have ordered it."
Martin Luther
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"History teaches those wise enough to listen."
Zoroaster
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"History judges those who stand for principle, not those who sought comfort and safety."
Saint Peter
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"History is the witness of time; learn from it lest you repeat its tragedies."
Saint Peter
"Those who preserve the heritage of their people give wings to the future."
Moses
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"The lessons of history whisper warnings to those wise enough to listen."
Abraham
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"Those who refuse to learn from history are condemned to repeat its tragedies."
Abraham
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"Tradition is a way of maintaining fire, not worshipping ashes."
Martin Luther
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"The world is a thousand years old and we are living in its sunset years."
Martin Luther
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"History reveals that those who reject God's truth inevitably fall into bondage."
John Calvin
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"History repeats itself to those who fail to learn its lessons."
Zoroaster
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"The history written in blood teaches louder than words inscribed in peace."
Zoroaster
"Those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it."
Moses
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"I think a lot of people want to go back in time."
Amy Poehler