One of the most famous quotes in philosophy is also one of the most misunderstood. To be fair, it comes from Hegel, and even Hegel admitted that no one really understood him. This is how it goes: 'We learn from history that we do not learn from history.' And when people read this, they think it means that we have a depressing tendency to repeat the same mistakes from the past, which is a good and interesting point. But it wasn't Hegel's. Hegel's quote comes from a passage where he is criticising

Understanding Hegel and Schopenhauer's Philosophical Conflict