Top 5 Lucien Febvre Quotes

#1. It is never a waste of time to study the history of a word.

Lucien Febvre

#2. What better preparation for a history which seeks to bring societies to life and to understand that life than to have really lived, commanded men, suffered with them and shared their joys.

Lucien Febvre

#3. A mere collector of supposed facts is as useful as a collector of matchboxes.

Lucien Febvre

#4. History is the daughter of time.

Lucien Febvre

#5. If History teaches any lesson at all, it is that there are no historical lessons.

Lucien Febvre

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