Maxioms Pet

X
  •   17  /  23  

    That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  13  /  6  

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: History Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  17  /  27  

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress read more

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

  ( comments )
  21  /  18  

Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.

Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.

by Thomas H. Raddall Found in: History Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  19  /  16  

I once asked my history teacher how we were expected to learn anything useful from his subject, when it seemed read more

I once asked my history teacher how we were expected to learn anything useful from his subject, when it seemed to me to be nothing but a monotonous and sordid succession of robber baron scumbags devoid of any admirable human qualities. I failed history.

  ( comments )
  14  /  12  

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

  ( comments )
  20  /  18  

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

by Anon. Found in: History Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  17  

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study of other people's mistakes.

by Phillip Guedalla Found in: History Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  22  /  16  

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future.

by Jessamyn West Found in: History Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  33  /  29  

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 read more

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

by Fidel Castro Found in: History Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet