The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different. Aldous Huxley agecharmcompletely Change image and share on social
I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents. Pablo Picasso accidentencounterhistory Change image and share on social
No history can be a faithful mirror. If it were, it would be as long and as dull as life itself. It must be a selection, and, being a selection, must inevitably be biased. T. E. Hulme biasdullfaithful Change image and share on social
History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are but, more importantly, what they must be. John Henrik Clarke clockcompasscultural share on social
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. Francis Bacon antiquitycasuallydeface Change image and share on social
Any time you write history, you insert your opinion. You pick and choose what you are going to write about. I feel really happy not inserting myself. I spend too much of my life inserting myself. It's just great to let other people carry the narrative. Gail Collins carrychoosefeel share on social
Journalism is in fact history on the run. Thomas Griffith facthistoryjournalism Change image and share on social
History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth. E. L. Doctorow anewendgeneration Change image and share on social
History may be divided into three movements: what moves rapidly, what moves slowly and what appears not to move at all. Fernand Braudel appeardividehistory Change image and share on social