History Quotes

"The past is everywhere. It's lodged in our bodies and minds."

"In the past, before the age of mechanical reproduction, one could speak of the authenticity of a work of art."

"History is written by those bold enough to challenge the present."

"History repeats itself because we refuse to truly learn from it."

"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time."

"History is the judge of all that came before and the mirror of all that will come."

"History teaches those willing to learn."

"Let us think of the future, but let us also remember the past."

"History teaches us what we have forgotten too many times."

"History reminds us of our shared humanity."

"The past haunts us only when we refuse to learn from it."

"The past is a guide post, not a hitching post."

"History will judge the composer more fairly than his contemporaries."

"To understand Italy, one must understand its music."

"History teaches us not to repeat the mistakes of the past."

"History judges harshly those who refuse to change with their times."

"History is philosophy teaching by example."

"History is written by those who dared to dream."

"History teaches us that greatness requires sacrifice."

"The preservation of tradition is not opposition to progress, but its foundation."

"To understand history is to understand ourselves."

"I'm delighted to be in this country from which my ancestors came."

"What one generation calls a work of genius, the next generation calls old hat."

"The past is not dead; it lives within us."

"The past haunts me like a ghost."

"History teaches us what we need to learn for the future."

"History moves forward through those willing to work without certainty."

"Every piece contains the entire history of your artistic struggle."

"The history we remember often says more about us than about the past."

"I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history."