6,230 Quotes About History

[In 16th century European society] Marriage was the triumphal arch through which women, almost without exception, had to pass in order to reach the public eye. And after marriage followed, in theory, the total self-abnegation of the woman.

The ascent of money has been essential to the ascent of man.

To survive,Let the pastTeach you--Past customs,Struggles,Leaders and thinkers.LetTheseHelp you.Let them inspire you,Warn you,Give you strength.But beware:God is Change.Past is past.What wasCannotCome again.To survive,know the past.Let it touch you.Then letThe pastGo.

One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.

Unfortunately, humans have a long history of trying to fix their engineering mistakes with more engineering mistakes!

History was more than just stories, he reminded himself as the men walked forward with their burdens. It taught lessons as well.

One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants

Today is a new day. Don't let your history interfere with your destiny! Let today be the day you stop being a victim of your circumstances and start taking action towards the life you want. You have the power and the time to shape your life. Break free from the poisonous victim mentality and embrace the truth of your greatness. You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!

Personal life, expression, knowledge, and history advance obliquely, and not directly, toward ends or toward concepts. That which is sought too deliberately is not obtained.