History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes.

Statesmen think they make history; but history makes itself and drags the statesmen along.

You have to turn the page. Don't let history repeat itself.

We are the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poorhouse in an automobile.

Horsemanship through the history of all nations has been considered one of the highest accomplishments. You can't pass a park without seeing a statue of some old codger on a horse.

History will always repeat itself, because it makes for good reading. It doesn't have to be truthful or factual, just entertaining with the odd fact thrown in for good measure.