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    How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened.

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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so read more

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

by Louisa May Alcott Found in: History Quotes,
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History is philosophy learned from examples.

History is philosophy learned from examples.

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I have read somewhere or other, in Dionysius of Halicarnassus, I
think, that history is philosophy teaching by examples.

I have read somewhere or other, in Dionysius of Halicarnassus, I
think, that history is philosophy teaching by examples.

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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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History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual read more

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual nature; his earliest
expression of what can be called Thought.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.

She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.

by Adlai E. Stevenson Found in: History Quotes,
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The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.

by Jacques Chirac Found in: History Quotes,
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History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to read more

History is a simple piece of paper covered with print. The main thing is still to make history, not to write it.

by Otto Von Bismark Found in: History Quotes,
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What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.

What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once.

by Virginia Woolf Found in: History Quotes,
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