History Quotes

"History teaches that scientific progress follows the pattern of careful observation and bold theorizing."

"History is written by those who understand how to shape behavior."

"History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul."

"The mind of man has perforce first to struggle with nature before it can struggle with ideas."

"The past is not truly past if it remains unexamined."

"The history of science is a history of overcoming our own blindness."

"The psyche is not of today; its roots reach back into remote times and into an obscure, bygone world."

"The collective unconscious is the mighty spiritual heritage of mankind's evolution."

"History is the record of the failures of men and women who thought they knew better than God."

"The goal of a culture is to make as much of the genetic material available as possible, and culture survives only as an evolving entity."

"The measure of a civilization is its ability to control and shape the behavior of its members."

"Tradition persists because it has proven effective at generating reinforcing consequences."

"America is the most grandiose experiment the world has ever seen, but I am afraid it is not going to be a success."

"The history of medicine is a history of ideas that were once condemned."

"History will judge us not by our comfort, but by our contributions to human welfare."

"A tradition without intelligence is not worth having."

"The study of history shows us that human nature evolves slowly."

"History is the accumulation of human distinctions over time."

"Civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct."

"That which we do not remember, we are doomed to repeat."

"The history of medicine is the history of human beings learning to work with nature rather than against it."

"The history of progress is written by those who dared to question the status quo."

"Every organism carries the story of life."

"Molecules tell the story of life."

"History shows us that civilizations fall when they damage their natural foundations."

"History will judge us by whether we rose to meet the greatest challenge we ever faced."

"Culture is the domain of conversational interactions among humans."

"History is the story of how we have learned to live together."

"The history of the discovery of fission is proof that science belongs to mankind, and its benefits are for all humanity."

"Our genes tell stories of survival, adaptation, and hope across millennia."