History Quote by André Gide

“People are often quick to criticize others for the very things they dislike in themselves. You have probably done the same thing yourself without…

— Vadim Zeland

“The people who criticize me are ignorant of what history is, because the very fact that the student of history chooses what to include…

— Teodoro A. Agoncillo

“When we generalize and judge people quickly without taking ample time, we've chosen a shortcut. It's superficial of us, and a lack of wisdom.”

— Assegid Habtewold

“To Generalize is to be an Idiot; To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit.”

— William Blake

“It is very easy to criticize others but far more difficult to put one’s own principles into practice, and it is when one forgets…

— Murasaki Shikibu

“I've found that people's generalizations are largely illuminating about themselves.”

— Lionel Shriver

“It is a commonplace that good historians don’t judge statements from past times by the standards of their own.”

— Richard Dawkins

“I highly dislike it when people criticize ignorantly without evaluating honestly and then argue without limits.”

— Tiffany Etherton

“Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“Criticism serves to make you harsh, vindictive, and cruel, and leaves you with the soothing and flattering idea that you are somehow superior to…

— Oswald Chambers

“History has a cruel way of disappointing optimists.”

— Keith Thompson

“there were many ways to judge the acts of an institution, and the pragmatic way was not the worst, by any means.”

— James A. Michener