History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

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"Those who understand the past are better prepared for the future."
Virgil
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"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time."
Homer
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"History teaches us that history teaches us nothing."
Homer
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"Those who neglect their history are condemned to repeat it"
Dante Alighieri
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"History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
Pickering Edward
"The old stories carry truths that new learning oft forgets."
Geoffrey Chaucer
"The past instructs those wise enough to listen."
Geoffrey Chaucer
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"History repeats itself to those who fail to learn from it."
Ovid
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"History is a teacher for those willing to listen."
Ovid
"I have spent my life reading the history written in the stars."
Annie Jump Cannon
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"What is past is prologue."
Virgil
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"We are not makers of history; we are made by history."
Virgil
"The past instructs the present for the future."
Geoffrey Chaucer
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"The historian chronicles the folly and wisdom of nations."
Homer
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"History judges not what we intended but what we accomplished."
Homer
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"The past is a foreign land; those who live there are strangers."
Dante Alighieri
D
"Those who understand history are not condemned to repeat it."
Dante Alighieri
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"History is the echo of choices we keep making anew."
Pickering Edward
P
"History teaches us that we keep learning the same lessons differently."
Pickering Edward
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"History repeats itself to those who do not learn from it."
Virgil
V
"History is the teacher that is ignored at our peril."
Virgil
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"The light from ancient stars connects us to the very beginning of time."
Henrietta Leavitt
"Light from distant stars tells stories older than human civilization."
Annie Jump Cannon
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"History is the schoolroom of nations, though few are diligent students."
Homer
"History shows that barriers can be broken with determination."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
"History is our greatest teacher if we listen."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
"History teaches us that progress is possible."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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"The stars have guided humanity since ancient times."
Harlow Shapley
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"Our cosmic heritage spans billions of years and countless stars."
Harlow Shapley
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"The night sky connects us to our ancient ancestors and distant descendants."
Harlow Shapley