History is the daughter of time. – Lucien Febvre, The Problem of Unbelief in the Sixteenth Century
History paints the human heart. – Napoleon I
Events in the past may roughly be divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter. – W.R. Inge, Assessments and Anticipations
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature. – Henry James, Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne
History is an argument without end. – Pieter Geyl
This is my history; like all other histories, a narrative of misery. – Samuel Johnson
History is a bath of blood. – William James, Memories and Studies
We proceed out of history into history again. – Sidney Alexander
The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. – Eric Hoffer, The True Believer
[H]istory gives answers only to those who know how to ask questions. – Hajo Holborn, History and the Humanities
There is no such thing as a neutral or purely objective historian. Without an opinion a historian would be simply a ticking clock, and unreadable besides. – Philip Howard
History offers some consolation by reminding us that sin has flourished in every age. – Will and Ariel Durant, Lessons of History
[T]he historian and the detective have much in common. – Mark M. Krug, History and the Social Sciences
History is the synthesis of all social sciences turned towards the past. – Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding. – Will and Ariel Durant, The Reformation
[T]he historian lays humanity on the couch. – Lynn White, Jr.
The study of history is the playground of patriotism. – George M. Wrong
History, as long as it continues to happen, is always another chance. – R. Jackson Wilson
History being the record of human action is a richly variegated material, and it is not easy to give a true impression of the stuff by snipping off an inch or two for a pattern. – Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, Truth and Opinion
History is the propaganda of the victors. – Ernst Toller
