發布時間:2025-09-16 來源:年複一年網作者:送暖氣的怪蜀黍
整理/餘冰玥 製圖/張玉佳
前事不忘,後事之師
過去的事情不能忘記,它可作為以後行事的借鑒。“前事”即過去的事,亦即曆史;“後事”即後來的事,亦即現在和未來;“師”即效法、借鑒。其深層含義在於提醒人們要從曆史中吸取經驗教訓,以此作為後來的參照或借鑒。
Past Experience, If Not Forgotten, Is a Guide for the Future.
This concept is meant to remind people of the need to learn from past experience and make it a guide for the future. In ancient China great importance was attached to writing history and thus historiography experienced great progress.
引例
臣觀成事,聞往古,天下之美同,臣主之權均之能美,未之有也。前事之不忘,後事之師。(《戰國策·趙策一》)(我考察古往今來發生的事情,發現普天之下美的東西總是相同的,但臣下與君主權勢均等而能和美相處的,這種事情從來也沒出現過。過去的事情不能忘記,它可作為以後行事的借鑒。)
Citation
In observing past events and learning of ancient times, I have found that the good things in the world are always the same, but it has never occurred that when a sovereign and his officials have had equal power, they can still live harmoniously. We should not forget past experience, but instead use it as a guide for the future. (Strategies of the Warring States)