History Quotes

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

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"History is the witness of the passing of time."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
"History repeats itself to those who refuse to learn from it."
Eliza Haywood
"History is the story of those who dared greatly."
Christina Rossetti
"History repeats itself to those who will not listen."
Christina Rossetti
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"All things Begin and End in Albion's ancient Druid rocky shore."
William Blake
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"History is a dramatic pursuit of truths that were suppressed."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"History repeats itself to those who fail to learn its lessons."
Christina Rossetti
"The world will little note nor long remember."
Robert Browning
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"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time."
Knut Hamsun
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"History teaches us not to repeat the mistakes of the past."
Johan Christian Andersen
"History teaches us what to avoid repeating."
Robert Browning
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"History is written by those with the loudest voices."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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"History teaches us to expect the unexpected."
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"History is the mirror of humanity."
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"History teaches us to be better."
Johan Christian Andersen
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"History's lessons guide our future."
Johan Christian Andersen
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"History is written by those brave enough to live it"
Knut Hamsun
"History is the mirror in which nations see their souls."
Robert Browning
"The study of history teaches humility before fate."
Robert Browning
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"Our ancestors, as we love them, were wrapped in imperfection."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"To understand history is to understand yourself."
Johan Christian Andersen
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"The past haunts us in ways we cannot predict."
Knut Hamsun
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"History repeats itself because we never truly learn."
Knut Hamsun
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"History repeats itself because we refuse to listen."
Knut Hamsun
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"History teaches us that change is the only constant."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"History is the teacher of those wise enough to listen."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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"History shows us we are not the first to suffer or triumph."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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"History teaches those who wish to learn."
Johan Christian Andersen
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"History repeats itself to those who do not heed its lessons."
Johan Christian Andersen
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"History is written by those with the audacity to insist their version is the only truth."
Knut Hamsun