History Quotes

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."

"The past haunts us because we refuse to let it rest."

"The past is a painting we continually retouches with memory."

"History is written by those brave enough to tell their stories."

"History teaches those willing to learn from it."

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

"History is written by those who understand it."

"History is the record of what people once dreamed."

"Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too, our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale."

"Legacy is what we leave behind for others."

"The history of the world is the history of the few; not of the many."

"The past teaches, the present tests, and the future calls."

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

"History teaches us that those who do not learn from it are doomed to repeat it."

"History repeats itself to those who refuse to learn."

"History repeats for those who fail to truly learn from it."

"History is written by survivors, not necessarily the righteous."

"The great French humanists of the 16th century were quite aware of this and denounced the scholastics."

"The mystery of the world is how it endures all these foolish, wicked men who lead it."

"History is the judge of men's souls."

"History repeats itself to those who do not learn from it."

"The past is a country from which we can never return."

"History teaches us lessons for the future"

"The present age is essentially an age of disintegration and fragmentation."

"The modern world is characterized by a passion for mediocrity."

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

"The modern world is full of the old ideas of the ancient world."

"History repeats not because we cannot learn, but because we refuse to remember."

"History teaches us that humanity is capable of both the sublime and the terrible."

"What one generation tolerates, the next generation makes acceptable."