History is a set of lies agreed upon.

In the course of history men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history since its statements are rather of the nature of universals whereas those of history are singulars.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history for poetry expresses the universal and history only the particular.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.

Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time.

History repeats itself first as tragedy second as farce.

I think really China Chinese I think they really have a long history of civilization rich culture.

For my part I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history especially as I propose to write that history myself.

History is written by the victors.

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this.

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

A people without the knowledge of their past history origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

That great dust-heap called 'history'.

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

You have to look at history as an evolution of society.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

It's a very good historical book about history.

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes follies and misfortunes of mankind.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.