以铜为镜,可以正衣冠;以古为镜,可以知兴替,以人为镜,可以明得失。
唐太宗 (李世民, 598年-649年)
Using bronze as a mirror, you can wear your clothes and your hat properly; using the ancient times as a mirror, you know rise and fall; by using people as a mirror, you understand success and failure.
Aka 以史为鉴 (yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn).
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