"The past in the hands of historians is…" — Lynn Townsend White, Jr.
"The past in the hands of historians is not what it was."
More Hands Quotes
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
- We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against… — Julian Assange
- Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers,… — Margaret Atwood
- The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens. — John James Audubon
- What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the… — Saint Augustine
- If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other… — Saint Augustine
- Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher… — Jane Austen
- The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is… — Alfred Austin
- I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to… — Teresa of Avila
- I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults.… — Teresa of Avila
- God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf