Ibn Khaldun
Father of sociology and historiography
Most quoted
"History is the record of human society, or world civilization; of the changes that take place in the nature of that society, such as savagery, sociability, and group solidarity; of the revolutions and uprisings by one set of people against another with the resulting kingdoms and states, with their various ranks and the different occupations and sciences to which they devote themselves; and, finally, of all the changes that occur in all these phenomena, as dictated by the nature of events."
— from Muqaddimah, 1377
"History is, in reality, no more than the record of human society, or world civilization; of the changes that take place in the nature of that society, such as savagery, sociability, and group solidarity; of the revolutions and uprisings by one set of people against another with the resulting kingdoms and states, with their various ranks and the activities that people undertake in their different occupations and sciences, and, in general, of all the transformations that society undergoes."
— from Muqaddimah
"History is the record of human society, or world civilization; of the changes that take place in the nature of that society, such as savagery, sociability, and group solidarity; of the revolutions and uprisings by one set of people against another with the resulting kingdoms and states, with their various ranks and the activities that human beings undertake in their different occupations and sciences, and, in general, of all the transformations that society undergoes."
— from Muqaddimah
All quotes by Ibn Khaldun (397)
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.