History Quote by Vallet de Viriville

“History is written by the legends.”

— Evan Ricafort

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

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Legend does not contradict history. It preserves the fundamental after but magnifies and embellishes it.”

— Adrien Rouquette

“True history is almost invisible. It flows like an underground spring. It takes place in the shadows, and in silence.. And only a chosen…

— Félix J. Palma

“A legend is who we become for a specific point in time.”

— Khalid Muhammad

“I've always viewed history as my personal treasure chest.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Learn and tell your history or lesser people will tell it for you. This is your lore. Keep it.”

— Gordon White

“...not stories, but histories. For this too I learned, that a storyteller's tale may end, but history goes on always.”

— Jacqueline Carey

“A legend is merely a history man decided to bugger.”

— Karen Chance

“These relics have a history then?' 'So much so that they are history.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Past a certain point, all the dates grow hazy and confused, and the clarity of history becomes the fog of legend.”

— George R. R. Martin

“History has to be observed. Otherwise it’s not history. It’s just … well, things happening one after another.”

— Terry Pratchett