The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Learning from past events is the best way to anticipate the future. History provides patterns for prediction.
- In plain terms
- Remembering the past helps you guess the future.
- What can you take from it?
- Study history to prepare for what comes next.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What lessons did you learn?
- How will they help?
Another view
History does not always repeat itself exactly.
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