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Reading History Quotes

My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading Picture Quote #1

By reading we discover our world, our history, and ourselves Picture Quote #1

History is worth reading when it tells us truly what the attitude toward life was in the past Picture Quote #1

I’m sick and tired of (only) reading about church history; let’s make (some) by the grace of God Picture Quote #1

I was not a great student at the University of Chicago. I think that is - the record will bare me out. But I spent a lot of time reading history, sociology, psychology - reading everything except what I was supposed to read for class the next day Picture Quote #1

Reading recent history is good to humble yourself, and also to feel some hopefulness that there is progress Picture Quote #1

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In a world where meaning is often absent or imposed, reading offers a dialogue with ourselves, with society, with history, and with the dead Picture Quote #1

Give the villagers village arithmetic, village geography, village history and the literary knowledge that they must use daily, i.e. reading and writing letters, etc Picture Quote #1

I can’t claim to be disenchanted with the current state of fiction because I read so little of it. My reading is mostly drawn to history Picture Quote #1

When I’m not writing or tweaking my computer, I do embroidery. When I’m not plunging into the past, tweaking, or embroidering, I’m reading books about history, computers, or embroidery Picture Quote #1

One of the painfully sobering realizations that come from reading history is the utter incompetence that is possible among leaders of whole nations and empires - and the blind faith that such leaders can nevertheless inspire among the people who are enthralled by their words or their posturing Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t reading it [the Bible] as literature. I was reading it as literature, and as history, and as a moral guide, and as anthropology and law and culture Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been reading a lot of books on history, and watching a lot of educational TV. Wikipedia too, even though it is not reliable Picture Quote #1

I am re-reading Henry James as a change from history. I began with Daisy Miller, and I’ve just finished Washington Square. What a brilliant, painful book Picture Quote #1

I can remember picking up weighty tomes on the history of science and the history of philosophy and reading those when I was small Picture Quote #1

You can learn as much about the history from reading about the present as you can vice versa, that is learning about the present through history, which is what I do for a living Picture Quote #1

As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography Picture Quote #1

It is by no means certain that we advance our philosophical quest by reading Plato or Aristotle. It may increase our knowledge of history but not of the world Picture Quote #1

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I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds Picture Quote #1

From the time I was a little boy I found myself reading history when I had a choice. I read a lot of things, but history had a special appeal for me Picture Quote #1

I’m a great reader of history. I love - I have been reading history since I was a kid, and learning the lessons globally of what happened with people Picture Quote #1

After all my years of playing soldiers, and then of reading History, I have almost a mania to be in the East, to see fighting, and to serve Picture Quote #1

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing Picture Quote #1

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My argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading (Reading History Quotes) By reading we discover our world, our history, and ourselves (Reading History Quotes) History is worth reading when it tells us truly what the attitude toward life was in the past (Reading History Quotes) I’m sick and tired of (only) reading about church history; let’s make (some) by the grace of God (Reading History Quotes) I was not a great student at the University of Chicago. I think that is - the record will bare me out. But I spent a lot of time reading history, sociology, psychology - reading everything except what I was supposed to read for class the next day. (Reading History Quotes) Reading recent history is good to humble yourself, and also to feel some hopefulness that there is progress. (Reading History Quotes) In a world where meaning is often absent or imposed, reading offers a dialogue with ourselves, with society, with history, and with the dead. (Reading History Quotes) Give the villagers village arithmetic, village geography, village history and the literary knowledge that they must use daily, i.e. reading and writing letters, etc. (Reading History Quotes) I can’t claim to be disenchanted with the current state of fiction because I read so little of it. My reading is mostly drawn to history. (Reading History Quotes) When I’m not writing or tweaking my computer, I do embroidery. When I’m not plunging into the past, tweaking, or embroidering, I’m reading books about history, computers, or embroidery. (Reading History Quotes) One of the painfully sobering realizations that come from reading history is the utter incompetence that is possible among leaders of whole nations and empires - and the blind faith that such leaders can nevertheless inspire among the people who are enthralled by their words or their posturing. (Reading History Quotes) I wasn’t reading it [the Bible] as literature. I was reading it as literature, and as history, and as a moral guide, and as anthropology and law and culture (Reading History Quotes) I’ve been reading a lot of books on history, and watching a lot of educational TV. Wikipedia too, even though it is not reliable (Reading History Quotes) I am re-reading Henry James as a change from history. I began with Daisy Miller, and I’ve just finished Washington Square. What a brilliant, painful book (Reading History Quotes) I can remember picking up weighty tomes on the history of science and the history of philosophy and reading those when I was small (Reading History Quotes) You can learn as much about the history from reading about the present as you can vice versa, that is learning about the present through history, which is what I do for a living (Reading History Quotes) As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography (Reading History Quotes) It is by no means certain that we advance our philosophical quest by reading Plato or Aristotle. It may increase our knowledge of history but not of the world (Reading History Quotes) I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds (Reading History Quotes) From the time I was a little boy I found myself reading history when I had a choice. I read a lot of things, but history had a special appeal for me (Reading History Quotes) I’m a great reader of history. I love - I have been reading history since I was a kid, and learning the lessons globally of what happened with people (Reading History Quotes) After all my years of playing soldiers, and then of reading History, I have almost a mania to be in the East, to see fighting, and to serve (Reading History Quotes) I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing (Reading History Quotes)