#historian

The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that. ↗

What comes to your mind when you think of the word Transylvania, if you ponder it at all? What comes to my mind are mountains of savage beauty, ancient castles, werewolves, and witches - a land of magical obscurity. How, in short, am I to believe I will still be in Europe, on entering such a realm? I shall let you know if it's Europe or fairyland, when I get there. First, Snagov - I set out tomorrow. ↗

— Elizabeth Kostova

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Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

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To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse. ↗

— Barbara Tuchman

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Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present. ↗

— Edmond de Goncourt

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History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other. ↗

— Philip Guedalla

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No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician. ↗