With apologies to Santayana, those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it -- if they're lucky enough to get the chance after their first failures.

那些不能吸取教训的人必定会重蹈覆辙（如果他们非常幸运，能够在第一次失败之后获得重来一次的机会），他们不得不向哲学家 Santayana 说抱歉。

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There's an old saying about those who cannot remember the past being condemned to repeat it. But those of us who refuse to forget the past are condemned to relive it.

有句古话说道，忘记过去的人注定会重蹈覆辙。而忘不了过去的人，亦注定会重蹈覆辙。

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There's an old saying about those who cannot remember the past being condemned to repeat it. But those of us who refuse to forget the past are condemned to relive it.

有句古话说道，忘记过去的人注定会重蹈覆辙。而忘不了过去的人，亦注定会重蹈覆辙。

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