Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it

Meaning: Ignoring past mistakes leads to repeating them.

Origin: George Santayana, The Life of Reason (1905).

Translations

• French: Ceux qui n'apprennent pas de l'histoire sont condamnés à la répéter (literally: Those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it)
• Spanish: Los que no aprenden de la historia están condenados a repetirla (literally: Those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it)
• Japanese: 歴史から学ばない者はそれを繰り返す運命にある (Rekishi kara manabanai mono wa sore wo kurikaesu unmei ni aru) (literally: Those who don't learn from history are fated to repeat it)

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