History Quotes

"History repeats itself because we refuse to read it carefully."

"History is written by those who survived to tell the story."

"Man is defined not by his nature but by his history."

"The past is not dead; it is waiting to reshape the future."

"The study of history is the best medicine for minds diseased by contemporary politics."

"Posterity will honor them who honored their contemporaries."

"Each generation has the duty to learn from the past."

"History is written by those who understand that the present is always contested."

"The past cannot be changed, but it can be reinterpreted."

"History shows us that mankind tends toward progress."

"The roots of a nation lie deeper than the monuments it builds."

"History teaches us not to repeat mistakes."

"History repeats itself."

"The past instructs the present."

"History repeats itself to those who ignore it."

"One hundred years of disrespect and broken promises to Native Americans."

"The ancients stole all our good ideas."

"History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up."

"History teaches us that nothing is permanent."

"The past is a mirror that reveals the present."

"History is not what happened, but what we choose to remember."

"A wise person learns not only from their own mistakes, but from history."

"History repeats itself to those who fail to learn from it."

"History is full of religious wars; but, in fact, we must admit that reason has fought just as much."

"History teaches us that human nature changes far less than we imagine."

"History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming back up."

"History never repeats itself, but it often rhymes."

"History repeats itself endlessly"

"History teaches those willing to listen"

"History teaches us what could be."