“History teaches everything, even the future.”

Original: L'histoire apprend tout, même l'avenir. — Pairs with his remark on experience as prophecy, treating the past as a reliable teacher of what lies ahead. · Speech at Mâcon, 1847 (commonly attributed; French)

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“Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.”

Original: L'expérience est la seule prophétie des hommes sages. — Suggests that practical knowledge of the past is the surest guide to what is to come. · Speech at Mâcon, 1847 (commonly attributed; French)

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