后事之师

後事之師

hòushìzhīshī

phrase #98,071

Meanings

Qián shì bù wàng, hòu shì zhī shī, wǒmen yào cóng lìshǐ zhōng xīqǔ jiàoxùn.

Don't forget the past; it's a teacher for the future — we must draw lessons from history.

Zhè cì shībài jiù dāng shì hòu shì zhī shī, xiàcì yīdìng bù huì zài fàn tóngyàng de cuò.

Treat this failure as a lesson for the future; we won't make the same mistake next time.

history

The second half of 前事不忘，后事之师, from 《战国策·赵策一》. The full phrase means past events, once remembered, become a guide for what comes after.

后 hòu

事 shì

之 zhī

师 shī