History Quote by Victor Hugo

History is really a study of the future, not the past.

— Arundhati Roy

History is the heritage and patrimony of mankind in its lessons of the past that give priceless inspiration for the future.

— Henry Clausen

History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us.

— Johan Huizinga

History is the depository of great actions, the witness of what is past, the example and instructor of the present, and monitor to the…

— Miguel de Cervantes

History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard. It is a poem with events as verses.

— Charles Angoff

History is not just about the past. It also reveals the present.

— David Von Drehle

The past is history , the present a gift and the future a dream

— Jason Lipshitz

History is what we read, write and think about the past.

— Michael Howard

The past is history, the future's a mystery.

— James Toback

History is a light that illuminates the past, and a key that unlocks the door to the future.

— Runoko Rashidi

History is rooted in the future

— Terence McKenna

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

— A. J. P. Taylor