Lessons taught but never learned, all around us anger burns. Guide the future by the past. Long ago the mould was cast.

Quote by Neil Peart

Topics: Future Quotes, History Quotes, Past Quotes

You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get...

You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get...

Well, I know they've always told you/ Selfishness was wrong/ Yet it was for me,...

Well, I know they've always told you/ Selfishness was wrong/ Yet it was for me,...

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

It's a test of ultimate will The heartbreak climb uphill Got to pick up the...

It's a test of ultimate will The heartbreak climb uphill Got to pick up the...

You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get...

You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get...

Well, I know they've always told you.. Selfishness was wrong.. Yet it was for me,...

Well, I know they've always told you.. Selfishness was wrong.. Yet it was for me,...

Live for yourself -- there's no one else More worth living for Begging hands and...

Live for yourself -- there's no one else More worth living for Begging hands and...

And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start to mold...

And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start to mold...

When they turn the pages of history, when these days have passed long ago-- will...

When they turn the pages of history, when these days have passed long ago-- will...

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving...

One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving...

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if...

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if...

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the...

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the...

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the...

And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow...

And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow...

The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.

The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped....

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped....

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what...

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what...