Re: a Santayana saying
Posted by montanius on 2013/12/3 21:07:48
Yes, thinking it over ...yes, it is a strong one. I should check the context of the saying. - It is obvious that people interprete it as the Mandarin version runs. That is why it (a misquoted version too) reads on a wall at the Auschwitz concenration camp.
The original one is "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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The original one is "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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Yunqing wrote:
重蹈覆辙 means repeating the same mistake, so it kind of make sense.
I do not know the original saying as well, but the quote itself is pretty negative. "Condemned" is a strong word.
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