"History is the science of things which are not repeated"
- Paul Valery
About this Quote
The quote "History is the science of things which are not duplicated" by Paul Valery indicates that the study of history is focused on events, incidents, and actions that have currently occurred and can not be replicated exactly. It involves examining and interpreting previous occasions to understand their significance, impact, and consequences. Unlike science, where experiments can be repeated to validate theories, in history, occasions and actions can not be replicated in the exact same method. For that reason, historians should depend on records, documents, and artifacts to comprehend and translate the past. History teaches us valuable lessons, however we must not attempt to reproduce past events as history is not something that we can recreate or repeat.
This quote is written / told by Paul Valery between October 30, 1871 and July 20, 1945. He was a famous Poet from France.
The author also have 36 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
