History Quotes

"The best preparation for the future is to understand the past with the clarity of mathematics."

"To study the ancients is to stand on their shoulders."

"To understand deeply anything means to understand its history."

"The present is shaped by our understanding of the past."

"History teaches us that power without principle leads inevitably to corruption."

"We stand on the shoulders of giants."

"To understand the present, one must study the past; to imagine the future, one must understand both."

"The study of history teaches us that the future is always a surprise."

"Every age believes itself to be in crisis; perhaps crisis is the normal state of existence."

"Each generation of thinkers inherits the achievements of the past."

"History repeats itself because human nature remains constant."

"To understand a science, it is necessary to know its history."

"The past informs the present; the present shapes the future."

"To understand the present, we must study the past."

"Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew."

"History is philosophy learned from example."

"History teaches us what we failed to learn."

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

"History warns those wise enough to heed it."

"History is the best teacher of human nature."

"The evolution of logic reflects the evolution of human understanding."

"The development of symbolic logic was as revolutionary as the invention of written language."

"The majority of Londoners have never heard of him, and many young people in the services who educated there, have never heard of him either."

"Realism about the past creates philosophical problems."

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

"The rhythm of civilization is the rhythm of growth and decay."

"Conflict is the very essence of history."

"History shows the contingency of all human arrangements."

"The past cannot be fully understood by present standards."

"Our conceptual schemes are products of cultural evolution, not divine revelation."