History Quotes

"History is written by those who understand its lessons."

"We must learn from history or be condemned to repeat it."

"The past is a teacher if we are wise enough to learn."

"A man without a past is like a tree without roots."

"We inherit history we did not create and cannot escape."

"History is the mirror in which nations see their true reflection."

"History teaches that humanity is capable of both great good and terrible evil."

"The past is full of sound and fury."

"History is the life of mankind."

"Tradition is the illusion of permanence."

"History is written by those brave enough to act."

"History is a set of lies agreed upon by the living."

"To understand history is to understand ourselves."

"History repeats itself, and we never learn from it because we're too busy making it again."

"History is the teacher we never learn from."

"History is written by those who survived to hold the pen."

"History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake."

"The power of the past cannot be denied."

"It is impossible to conceive of global conditions without understanding the people."

"There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know."

"In order to understand a poet one must first understand the times in which he lived."

"A man, however wise, cannot shake off his era."

"Leda did not know what fowl she was dealing with."

"Burning Rome burned to the ground."

"All that we have in common is history."

"History teaches us that history teaches us nothing."

"History is written by those who understand its lessons."

"The primary phenomenon of history is the history of the spiritual evolution of the human race."

"The corruption, largely, of the island would come from one angle."

"The light which will ease my path toward the future is often found in the past."