"Those who do not study history are destined to repeat it." The remark is most likely attributed to the scholar and philosopher George Santayana, and it originally stated, "Those who cannot recall the past are destined to repeat it." It has been said that history does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme. This means that what happened in the past may have a resemblance, but it's not exactly the same as today. History always has a pattern to it. If you look at many different events over time, you will see that they follow a general schedule of progression: start something, finish it, progress to another thing. People love to say that history repeats itself because they want to believe that what they're doing will result in a successful outcome. If this belief was true, then we could predict future events with certainty! The fact is that history does not repeat itself because we are part of a larger pattern that continues forever, or until someone stops it. In conclusion, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes.