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    Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

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History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

by Anatole France Found in: History Quotes,
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History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way read more

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

by David C. Mccullough Found in: History Quotes,
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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

by George Clemenceau Found in: History Quotes,
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While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

by George William Curtis Found in: History Quotes,
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It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

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The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: History Quotes,
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I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: History Quotes,
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Every historian discloses a new horizon.

Every historian discloses a new horizon.

by George Sand Found in: History Quotes,
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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: History Quotes,
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