History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

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"History repeats until we finally learn its lessons."
Rafael Alberti
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"History is the essence of innumerable biographies."
Miguel de Unamuno
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"Blood has a memory all of its own."
Federico García Lorca
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"La historia es la maestra de la vida"
Francisco de Quevedo
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"La historia nos enseña a no repetir errores"
Francisco de Quevedo
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"The web of history is woven from unfinished threads."
Jorge Luis Borges
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"History teaches us that the future is always uncertain."
Juan Ramón Jiménez
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"History is the teacher of those who wish to learn."
Juan Ramón Jiménez
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"La historia es el espejo donde se refleja la vanidad humana."
Francisco de Quevedo
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"Those who wish to understand the future must examine the past"
Antonio Machado
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"History repeats itself to those who do not pay attention the first time"
Antonio Machado
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"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it alone tells us truly about the past."
Miguel de Unamuno
"La historia es el testimonio de los siglos."
Luis de Góngora
"La historia repite sus lecciones a quienes no escuchan."
Luis de Góngora
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"The past clings to us like a shadow we cannot outrun, only understand."
Federico García Lorca
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"History teaches those willing to learn from it"
Ungaretti
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"History repeats for those who ignore it"
Ungaretti
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"History is written by those who understand its cyclical nature."
Eugenio Montale
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"History teaches those willing to listen."
Eugenio Montale
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"History is the witness that speaks to the deaf ages."
Francisco de Quevedo
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"History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes with what came before."
Miguel de Unamuno
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"Those who do not know history are condemned to reinvent its mistakes."
Miguel de Unamuno
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"The past is a ghost that haunts the present if we refuse to learn from it."
Antonio Machado
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"La historia es el maestro de quienes escuchan sus lecciones."
Garcilaso de la Vega
"History teaches us that we are destined to repeat it."
Salvatore Quasimodo
"History is the teacher of those willing to learn."
Salvatore Quasimodo
"History is the biography of human folly and occasional wisdom."
Luis de Góngora
"History records the names of kings; it forgets the names of saints."
Luis de Góngora
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"History repeats itself for those who refuse to listen."
Ungaretti
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"To understand history is to hold the keys to the future."
Francisco de Quevedo