Nature repeats herself more than one would imagine. The sea has infinitely more variety.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.[Tudo que acontece uma vez, pode nunca mais acontecer. Mas tudo que acontece duas vezes, acontecerá certamente uma terceira.]