Die glucklichsten Zeiten der Menschheit sind die leeren Blatter im Buch der Geschichte.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The happiest times of humanity are the empty pages in the book of history.
- In plain terms
- Joy comes from unwritten history.
- What can you take from it?
- Value moments that have not yet been recorded.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does an 'empty page' symbolize for you?
- How can we create meaning in unwritten moments?
Another view
Empty pages may also represent missed opportunities or silence.
More from Leopold von Ranke
[...] nicht das Amt die Vergangenheit zu richten, die Mitwelt zum Nutzen zukunftiger Jahre zu belehren, sondern blo? zu zeigen, wie es eigentlich gewesen ist.
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