Study Of History Quotes

“The question of whether history has a goal is one that falls in the domain of philosophy and rides on the back of logic. But the study of history has a definite goal: the search for truth.”
― S.L. Bhyrappa, ಆವರಣ [Aavarana]

“History is not tied to slogans and ideals and reform movements. It is to rid ourselves of notions of doctrines and movements and look at the incidents of the past as they actually happened. And this can't happen unless we allow our minds to be cleared of the illusions created by the present.”
― S.L. Bhyrappa, ಆವರಣ [Aavarana]

“Doloris Sopitam recreant volnera viva animam.”
― Anon

“Selection is a necessary feature of any historical story, and there can be no such thing as definitive or exhaustive history, however much space the historian takes to write about any passage of the past. [...] That is to say, there is inevitably something of "us" in the stories we tell about the past. This is the historian's predicament, and it is foolish to think there is some method, however well intentioned, that can extricate us from this predicament.”
― Steven Shapin, The Scientific Revolution