Read quote“La historia de la Compañía de Jesús en Nueva-España comprende el espacio de doscientos años.”
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About History
The past, historical memory, and how societies interpret change over time.
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Words on History
Read quote“« Il y a un aspect du cinéma japonais que nous ne connaissons pas ici. C'est encore plus impressionnant que l'éclatement du cinéma italien en 1945. »”
Read quote“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”
Read quote“I have described the triumph of barbarism and religion.”
Read quote““She said that Jesus Christ had been born in S. Salvador [Mbanza Kongo], which was Bethlehem, [and] that he was baptized in [Mbanza] Nsundi, which was Nazareth.””
Read quote“Arm yourselves with the facts; arm yourselves with knowledge of the actual history.”
Read quote“Âm nhạc là cây cầu nối kỳ diệu giữa quá khứ và hiện tại.”
Read quote“But that is history and we take care now of the present while, I should hope, we look to the future.”
Read quote“History is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”
Read quote“I stand here today with a sense of humility, a sense of history, and a sense of honour.”
Read quote“Por donde me pareció darle nombre de Historia natural y moral de las Indias, abrazando con este intento ambas cosas.”
Read quote“古无舌头舌上之分，知彻澄三母，以今音读之，与照穿床无别也，求之古音，则与端透定无异。”
Read quote“România şi-a câştigat titlurile sale de nobleţă pe câmpul războiului; ... are dreptul de a face intrarea sa în lume cu fruntea sus.”
Read quote“I never feel that I have to be true to history: I have to be true to my story.”
Read quote“Creo en que la persona es artífice de su propia historia.”
Read quote“El futuro del fútbol es su pasado.”
Read quote“六经皆史也。”
Read quote“We are strangers in this land [of India]. Our fathers and grandfathers came to live here from abroad.”
Read quote“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
Read quote“La pensée africaine est aussi vieille que les peuples africains eux-mêmes.”