Miguel de Cervantes Quotes

I assume the closest members of my family don't actually want to kill me, but the truth is that I have shamed and hurt them; they have to deal with the outrage that my public statements cause, and undoubtedly some members of my clan do want to kill me for that.

If my name every goes down in history, it will be for this act.

Statesmen are judged by history beyond contemporary debates.

Most of our history has been recorded orally. Among us Cherokee people we used to have people who were trained to listen at all meetings and then pass it on.

Each century believes its fight to be weightier than that of all others preceding it.

We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us.

No, not at liberty; because it was considered a stain on the family, but the young men did it; there was a good deal of it.  They often kept one girl steady and sometimes two on different places; men who had wives did it too sometimes; if they could get it on their own place it was easier but they would go wherever they could get it.

You never know how history is going to view things.

History is written not only for posterity but by posterity as well.

Patriotism must be faithful as well as fervent; statesmanship must be wise as well as fearless not the statesmanship which will command the applause of the hour, but the judgment of posterity.

People will not look forward to posterity who are not anxious to look backward to their ancestry

I do not want to be recorded in history as the man who bequeathed a tyranny.

Don't ever forget the history! It will make and change who we are!

I know that after my death a pile of rubbish will be heaped on my grave, but the wind of History will sooner or later sweep it away without mercy.

As for my conduct in public office, my compatriots, as is usually the case, will divide their opinions; their children will render true judgment.

We cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves.... The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

It is not necessary to live. But to leave our names beyond that point. That is necessary.

Every family has that secret. Every family has that thing where you go, 'Shhh, shhh, shhh.'

It sure is a nice feeling to know that people will remember you after you're gone, that you'll manage to be a little bit of history.

The thing with all the Founding Fathers, one of the most common words they used was 'posterity.' They were constantly referring to posterity.

History will decide if I'm a villain or a hero.

History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away.

Money, titles, belts - you're not going to take with you when you die. History stays forever. That's why I decided to go for history.

I always wanted to be one of the best, make a mark on the history of the game. For me, for my country, for my family.

History will judge me... I shall remain silent.