History Quotes

"History teaches that the only constant is that nothing remains constant."

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

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

"There are periods in the history of mankind which generally coincide with the beginning of the fall of cultures and civilizations."

"History repeats itself for those who refuse to listen."

"To be forgotten is to become part of history."

"If we do not know our own history, we are condemned to live it again."

"For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion."

"History is the teacher of life."

"History repeats itself to those who ignore it."

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

"History is written by those who understand narrative."

"History is the sacred book of nations."

"History repeats those who ignore it."

"History judges us by what we leave behind."

"History is not what happened, but what is recorded."

"Life does not repeat, yet history does, in patterns."

"History is a collection of stories that are often untrue."

"To understand history is to avoid repeating its mistakes."

"History is a teacher that teaches the best lessons."

"History is written by those who survive."

"To understand history is to predict the future."

"The past haunts us not because it refuses to change, but because we do."

"History is written by survivors, which makes it largely fiction."

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

"The past haunts us more than the future ever will."

"People speak sometimes about the 'bestial' cruelty of the Middle Ages, but that's very unjust"

"History is the witness of time, the light of truth, and the life of memory."

"History teaches us that the same mistakes are repeated unless we learn from them."

"History teaches those willing to listen to its lessons."