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Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.

by Phillip Guedalla Found in: History Quotes,
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History, a distillation of rumor.

History, a distillation of rumor.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

by Anon. Found in: History Quotes,
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It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in read more

It is not the literal past, the "facts" of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.

by Brian Friel Found in: History Quotes,
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Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.

Had Cleopatra's nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been different.

by Blaise Pascal Found in: History Quotes,
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France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed read more

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

by Francois Mitterrand Found in: History Quotes,
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Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

by William O. Douglas Found in: History Quotes,
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A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a
thousand forests is in one acorn, and read more

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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: History Quotes,
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I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of read more

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge.

by Theodore H. White Found in: History Quotes,
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