Living in cliches

There are plenty examples of contradiction in life - in both actions and words; it's a toss up between where there are more, i.e. words or actions. Do as I say not as I do; the only constant in life is change - the more things change the more they remain the same; history repeats itself - experience is the greatest teacher; and the list goes on.

I'll pause on the last one. If history repeats itself, one would surmise that nothing was learnt from the past - from the experience, in which case history would indeed repeat itself. However, if experience is the greatest teacher, one would expect that history would not repeat itself - it would seem logical. So which is it?Is it that if I fucked up once and I learnt from that fuck then I won't fuck up again; is it no matter what I will fuck up again because history is doomed to repeat itself; or perhaps there is a third possibility, I learn from the past but I will still fuck up, just not as bad this time around.

While it is probable that I will fuck up the possibility of me fucking up with the same magnitude is something totally different. But I suppose only history will tell, right.