qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前
qián
front
事
shì
matter
不
bù
no; not so
忘
wàng
to forget
,
,
后
hòu
back
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
师
shī
teacher