History Quote by Paul A. Offit

“Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries”

— Benjamin Franklin

“The history of interpretation, the skills by which we keep alive in our minds the light and dark of past literature and past humanity…

— Frank Kermode

“The study of history is an antidote to the hubris of the present – the idea that everything we have, everything we do and…

— David McCullough

“History works on a long time scale, and at any given moment we can perceive its directions but imperfectly.”

— Daniel Walker Howe

“One should learn the lessons of history. The mistakes of the past need only be made once. Unless there are no other choices. ~ Bayaz”

— Joe Abercrombie

“The history of social, political and technological change is inextricably bound to the history of thought.”

— Philip Stokes

“History has been written, but it has not always been right or complete.”

— Toi Thomas

“History shapes the lives of all men, women and children ... sometimes unraveling humanity into an undesired mess.”

— Lynda I Fisher

“What a knot of history one mistake can become.”

— Barbara Kingsolver

“It really is brilliant news that historians can just never get things right.”

— Keith Jenkins

“I, on the other hand, am walking through a larch wood and every step I take is history. I think 'I love you, Adriana'…

— Italo Calvino

“We must resist the temptation to romanticize history's losers.”

— Niall Ferguson