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    A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
    thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul,
    Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man.

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History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

by Norman Cousins Found in: History Quotes,
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Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons read more

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: History Quotes,
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The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is read more

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.

by Edward Gibbon Found in: History Quotes,
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Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

by Dante Alighieri Found in: History Quotes,
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Might does not make right, it only makes history.

Might does not make right, it only makes history.

by Jim Fiebig Found in: History Quotes,
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History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

by Philip Guedalla Found in: History Quotes,
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May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.

May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.

by Paul Dickson Found in: History Quotes,
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Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

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All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.

All history is a Bible--a thing stated in words by me more than
once.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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