History Quotes

"History teaches that those who do not learn are condemned to repeat."

"History is written by those who survive to tell the tale."

"History teaches those willing to listen."

"To understand the past is to hold the key to the future."

"The past speaks through monuments and memory to those who listen."

"History repeats because humans refuse to learn."

"The past is always present; it colors everything we see and do."

"To understand the present, we must understand the past."

"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."

"History is merely the sum of human follies"

"History does not repeat, but it certainly rhymes"

"History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

"The past lives within us more vividly than the present ever can."

"The past is a country where we are all exiles."

"The past is a ghost that haunts the present."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"History teaches us that humanity repeats its follies with remarkable consistency."

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

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

"History repeats itself to those who do not listen."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"To understand history is to understand ourselves."

"The past haunts us not as a specter, but as a teacher."

"History repeats itself to those who ignore its lessons."

"History is written by survivors, not by truth."

"It is a melancholy truth; yet such is the blessed effect of civilization!"

"I regard these people chiefly as they may be supposed to have influenced the opinions of the civilized world."

"What does history indisputably show? That man is a creature capable of executing the most dreadful actions."

"To understand history is to understand ourselves."

"The past teaches us nothing if we fail to listen to its whispers."