Quote Genre: History

Freeman Dyson – ‘The technologies which have …

‘The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple. A good example of a simple technology with profound historical consequences is hay. Nobody knows who invented hay the idea of cutting grass in the … Continue reading →

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus – ‘History is philosophy teachi…

‘History is philosophy teaching by examples.’

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- ‘Learn not only to find what …

‘Learn not only to find what you like learn to like what you find.’

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Haile Selassie – ‘Throughout history it has be…

‘Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted the indifference of those who should have known better the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most that has made it possible for evil … Continue reading →

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Samuel Butler the Younger – ‘It has been said that though…

‘It has been said that though God cannot alter the past historians can; it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.’

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Warren Buffett – ‘If past history was all ther…

‘If past history was all there was to the game the richest people would be librarians.’

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Art Buchwald – ‘You cant make up anything an…

‘You cant make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All youre doing is recording it.’

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Lawrence Durrell – ‘History is an endless repeti…

‘History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living.’

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Will Durant – ‘One of the lessons of histor…

‘One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.’

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George Santayana – ‘Those who can not remember t…

‘Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’

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