History is a true record of the formation, development and rise and fall of a nation and a country, and it is a collection of all kinds of knowledge, experience and wisdom of predecessors. Taking history as a mirror can build faith; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the honor and disgrace; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the direction.
Extended data:
A similar sentence: "Take history as a mirror, make the past serve the present";
"With copper as a mirror, you can dress up, learn from others, know the gains and losses, learn from history, and know the rise and fall." This sentence comes from the mouth of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, and comes from the Biography of Old Tang Book Wei Zhi. The original sentence is:
Emperor Taizong said to Duke Liang: "With copper as a mirror, you can dress your clothes;" Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Take people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses. I have tasted these three mirrors and used them for self-defense. " Now Wei Zhi is dead. He died in the mirror.
Vernacular translation
Emperor Taizong said to Duke Liang: "Using copper as a mirror can make the clothes straight;" Taking history as a mirror, we can know the reasons for the rise and fall of the country; Looking at people as a mirror, you can find your own right and wrong. I regard these three kinds of mirrors as treasures to prevent myself from making mistakes. Now that Wei Zhi has passed away, I have lost a good mirror. "