History Quotes ( 220 - 230 of 285 )
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.
Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
History is something that never happened, written by a man who wasn't there.
We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.
We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.
Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the read more
Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the same time.
History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.
History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.
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.
Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is read more
Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who make no nuisance of themselves in the world.
The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
