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以铜为镜，可以正衣冠；以古为镜，可以见兴替；以人为镜，可以知得失。——吴兢：《贞观纪要》<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Taking polished bronze as a mirror, one’s appearance can be made trim; taking history as a mirror, reshuffle of society can be known; taking others as a mirror, right and wrong can be clearly understood.