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 itself because we refuse to truly learn its lessons."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"The pages of history are written by those bold enough to act."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"The history of mankind is the story of those who dared to believe differently."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"History repeats itself to those who refuse to learn from it."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"History is the lie that everyone agrees upon."
Stendhal
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"Every age needs revolutionaries to remind us of what is eternal."
George Sand
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"To understand history is to hold the key to the future."
George Sand
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"The greatest error of a statesman is to suppose that past policies will suit present circumstances."
Théophile Gautier
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"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it; those who do remember it are condemned to watch others repeat it."
Théophile Gautier
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"History repeats not because humanity has learned nothing, but because we choose to forget."
Guy de Maupassant
A
"History teaches us lessons if we are willing to learn."
Ann Radcliffe
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"History repeats itself to those who ignore it."
Henry Fielding
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"History is the witness to the passage of time and the echo of human choices."
George Sand
G
"History teaches us that human nature is both noble and flawed."
George Sand
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"History is our guide and our warning."
Frances Burney
"History teaches us about our future."
Daniel Defoe
L
"We are not makers of history; we are made by history."
Laurence Sterne
L
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Laurence Sterne
L
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
Laurence Sterne
A
"History repeats itself to those who fail to understand it."
Ann Radcliffe
A
"History is written by those who understand its lessons."
Ann Radcliffe
S
"History is merely the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind."
Stendhal
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"History repeats itself to those who fail to learn from it."
Henry Fielding
"History repeats itself because men repeat themselves."
Daniel Defoe
L
"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."
Laurence Sterne
A
"The past speaks to us only if we listen with humility."
Ann Radcliffe
S
"Nations like men have their infancy."
Stendhal
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"History teaches us that human nature changes little."
Frances Burney
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"History teaches us what human nature can achieve."
Henry Fielding
"All the greatest men are of the age that was before them."
Daniel Defoe