History Quotes

The history of the world is the record of a man in quest for his daily bread and butter.

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

A fool learns from experience. A wise person learns from history.

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

What has history to do with me? Mine is the first and only world! I want to report how I find the world. What others have told me about the world is a very small and incidental part of my experience.

History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just yells “Can’t you remember anything I told you?!” and lets fly with a club.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

History is merely gossip.

History is written by people who attend meetings, and stay until the end, and keep the minutes.

All our history… is no more than accepted fiction.