History Quotes

"History teaches us the patterns of human behavior and folly."

"The present state of the universe is the result of its previous state and the cause of its following state."

"To understand the present, we must study the past, for it contains the seeds of what is to come."

"History teaches those willing to listen."

"History is the teacher of nations; learn from it."

"Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new."

"History teaches us the consequences of our actions."

"History is a witness that stands by all testimony."

"Those who refuse to learn from history are condemned to repeat its sorrows."

"History repeats itself to those who do not learn from it."

"Those who do not study history are condemned to repeat its mistakes."

"Confess the past, understand it, and learn from it."

"History is the witness of the times."

"History teaches us that nations fall when they abandon the pursuit of knowledge."

"History demonstrates that civilizations rise through knowledge and fall through ignorance."

"To be ignorant of the past is to remain ignorant of oneself."

"Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age."

"To ignore the past is to lose our future."

"To ignore the lessons of history is to condemn oneself to repeat its mistakes."

"History teaches that human nature remains constant even as circumstances change."

"To be ignorant of the past is to remain forever a child."

"Rome will exist as long as the Coliseum does; when the Coliseum falls, Rome will fall; when Rome falls, the world will fall."

"History is the laboratory in which we test our theories about human nature and society."

"History shows us that the pursuit of power brings only suffering."

"Often a very old man has no advantage over a very young one, except the experience of having lived longer."

"History repeats itself to those who do not learn from it."

"Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain a child forever."

"To understand the way forward, one must first understand the way behind."

"Study the past if you would define the future."

"Those who forget the past are condemned to its repetition."