殷いん鑑かん遠とおからず

expression

lessons from history are not far to seek

Proverb meaning that one can learn from recent or nearby historical examples; the warning or model is close at hand. Originates from a Confucian saying about the fall of the Xia dynasty serving as a mirror for the Yin.

• 殷いん鑑かん遠とおからずというように、過か去この失しっ敗ぱいから学まなぶべきだ。

  As the saying goes, 'lessons from history are not far to seek'; we should learn from past failures.