Time Quote by Stephen Jay Gould

“the past was a worthless human ability that had evolved for the sole purpose of reminding mortals of their mistakes.”

— Tiffanie DeBartolo

“There is no creature so perfect in wisdom and knowledge but may learn something for time present, and to come, by times past.”

— John Robinson

The past is only so heroic as we see it. It is the canvas on which our idea of heroism is painted, and so,…

— Henry David Thoreau

“But when the mind once allows a doubt to gain an entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget…

— Jules Verne

“some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Do heroes know when they are heroic? Rarely. Are historic moments acknowledged when they happen? You know the answer to that one. (If not,…

— Max Lucado

“Is not the pastness of the past the more profound, the more legendary, the more immediately it falls before the present ?”

— Thomas Mann

“For heroes do not make history—that is the historian’s job—but, passive, let themselves be borne along, swept up to the crest of the tide…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“why Human should not look at the past?”

— Eckhart Tolle

“The past is a tricky thing. Sometimes it's etched in stone. And other times, it's rendered in soft memories. But if you meddle too…

— Emily Thorne

“Historical mythmaking is made possible only by forgetting.”

— Nancy Isenberg

“The world tells us that our pasts define us, trapping us, isolating us and giving us little hope for change or betterment. I say…

— Shawn M Mcnamara