History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

B
"History teaches us what not to repeat."
Brienne
B
"History is written by those strong enough to seize it."
Brienne
S
"We are all bound by history, whether we know it or not."
Sam Tarly
S
"The past teaches us, if we are willing to listen."
Sam Tarly
O
"History repeats itself because men never truly learn from it."
Oberyn Martell
O
"History is written by the victors, but witnessed by all."
Oberyn Martell
T
"A man's past makes him who he is."
Tormund Giantsbane
M
"I find that history is written by those strong enough to wield a sword."
Mountain
L
"History remembers winners, not the virtuous."
Lannister
L
"To forget one's past is to repeat its mistakes."
Lannister
V
"History judges us all in the end, though few of us live to see the verdict."
Varys
V
"I have seen empires rise and fall on whispers alone."
Varys
V
"Magic and history are written by the victors, not the defeated."
Varys
G
"History is written by survivors, not victims."
Gilly
G
"History judges us long after we're gone."
Gilly
M
"I have seen kingdoms rise and fall like waves upon the shore."
Melisandre
S
"The past teaches us if we're willing to listen."
Sam Tarly
S
"I believe that history repeats itself if we're not careful."
Sam Tarly
T
"I am older than your kingdoms, your gods, your very memory."
The Night King
T
"History will record my victory and your erasure."
The Night King
T
"I have seen empires crumble to dust beneath my feet."
The Night King
T
"I am older than your history and will outlast it."
The Night King
S
"History will remember me as the true king, whatever they say now."
Stannis Baratheon
T
"A warrior's tale is written in scars."
Tormund Giantsbane
T
"History repeats itself for those who don't listen."
Tormund Giantsbane
O
"The wheel of history turns, and we are merely spokes within it."
Oberyn Martell
M
"The past shapes us, but it need not define us."
Mountain
L
"The past cannot be changed, only learned from."
Lannister
G
"I've seen history repeat itself in the cruelest ways."
Gilly
G
"History teaches us that cycles repeat."
Gilly