It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ideas tend to recur throughout history repeatedly.
- In plain terms
- The same ideas appear many times over history.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect familiar ideas to reappear in different contexts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you noticed ideas repeating in history?
- Why do ideas resurface?
Another view
Some ideas are unique or evolve significantly upon recurrence.
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