Reading and appreciation of Zuo Zhuan's famous quotes 1 1. Words are used to describe things, while words are used to decorate words - Zuo Zhuan 2. Doing good is like ascending, doing evil is like falling down - Zuo Zhuan 3. There is no yang in winter, no yin in summer, no wind in spring, and no bitter rain in autumn - Zuo Zhuan 4. The sky can cover the earth, and the earth can accommodate small things. ——Zuo Zhuan 5. If the skin is not preserved, how can the hair be attached? ——Zuo Zhuan 6. Those who do unrighteousness will surely die. ——Zuo Zhuan 7. A gentleman should know that the big one is far away, and the small man should know that the small one is near. ——Zuo Zhuan 8. Good or bad luck depends on people. ——Zuo Zhuan 9. A gentleman has the capacity to tolerate others, while a small person is jealous. ——Zuo Zhuan 10. Repair yourself without blaming others. ——Zuo Zhuan 11. It is one thing to seek immortality through many dangers. ——Zuo Zhuan 12. Be generous and fierce, and pay equal attention to kindness and power. ——Zuo Zhuan 13. Without faith, you cannot conquer the people. ―Zuo Zhuan 14. Rituals govern the country, determine the country, order the people, and benefit future generations――Zuo Zhuan 15. Rites are the scriptures of heaven and the conduct of the people―Zuo Zhuan 16. Rituals are used to perform righteousness, and righteousness is born. Profit, benefiting the common people, is also a major aspect of government - Zuo Zhuan 17. The reputation of a husband is the basis of virtue. Virtue is the foundation of the country. - Zuo Zhuan 18. Punish evil and encourage good - Zuo Zhuan 19. If you want to inflict crime, why bother? ――Zuo Zhuan
Reading and Appreciation of Zuo Zhuan’s Famous Quotes 2 01. If you do many unjust things, you will be killed. ("Zuo Zhuan? Yin Gong Year") Translation: If you do too many bad things, you will definitely bring about your own destruction. 02. Who has no faults? If you can correct your faults, there is no greater good. ("Zuo Zhuan? The Second Year of Xuan Gong" Translation: Who can have no faults? If you can correct your mistakes after you have made them, there is nothing better than this. 03. People's livelihood depends on diligence, and diligence leads to failure. ("Zuo Zhuan?" "Xuan Gong Twelve Years") Translation: People's livelihood depends on hard work. As long as they work hard to make a living, they will not be tired. 04. "Book" says: "Be prepared for danger when you are in peace." ("Zuo Zhuan? Xianggong XI") "Year") Translation: "The Book of Books" says: "When you are in a peaceful environment, you should think of possible dangers." When you think of dangers, you will be on guard. If you are on guard, there will be no disasters. 05. The Supreme Being is established. Virtue, secondly, there is meritorious service, and secondly, there is establishment of words. Even if it lasts for a long time, this is called immortality ("Zuo Zhuan? The Twenty-Fourth Year of Xianggong") Translation: The best is to establish virtue, the second is to establish merit, and the third is to establish. Doctrine. It will not be abandoned even after a long time. This is called immortality. 06. I hear that loyalty is used to harm resentment, but I do not hear that being powerful is used to prevent resentment. ("Zuo Zhuan? The Thirty-One Years of Duke Xiang") Translation: I listen. It has been said that loyalty and good deeds can be used to reduce resentment, but it has never been said that showing authority can prevent resentment. 07. Never forget the country in the face of adversity (Zuo Zhuan, Year of Zhaogong) Translation: Never forget the country in the face of disaster. , this is a sign of loyalty. 08. If the tree is too big, it will be broken, but if the tail is big, it will not fall off. "Zuo Zhuan? The Eleventh Year of Zhaogong" Translation: If the tree crown is big, it will be broken, and if the tail is big, it will not be able to swing. Strong, do not obey the orders of superiors.) 09. Those in power do not reward private work and do not punish private grudges. Translation of "Zuo Zhuan? The Fifth Year of Yang Gong": Those in power cannot reward those who are kind to them without reason, and cannot use excuses. Punish those who have personal enmity against you. 10. It is a disaster to receive salary without virtue. "Zuo Zhuan? The Second Year of Min Gong" Translation: It is a disaster to enjoy salary without morality (it means that those who enjoy state salary must improve their character. People's example.) 11. I have no deceit, and you have no danger. "Zuo Zhuan? Xuan Gong Fifteen Years" Translation: I will not deceive you, and you will not deceive me. 12. Banquet. "Zuo Zhuan? Min Gong Year" Translation: Coveting for ease and pleasure is equivalent to drinking poisonous wine and committing suicide. 13. The player is indecisive and cannot win against his wife (ǒu) "Zuo Zhuan? Xianggong 20". Five Years" Translation: A chess player who holds the chess pieces but cannot decide where to play will definitely not be able to defeat his opponent.
14. Public anger is hard to offend, and single-minded desire is hard to achieve. "Zuo Zhuan? The Ten Years of Duke Xiang" Translation: The anger of the crowd cannot be offended, and the desire for personal power is difficult to succeed. 15. Sichuan Ze accepts pollution, mountains hide diseases, and Jin Yu hides flaws. "Zuo Zhuan? Xuan Gong 18th Year" Translation: Rivers and swamps can also contain sewage, mountains and grasslands can also hide miasma, and beautiful jade can also have slight flaws. 16. Going too far without being impatient (quān) is the root of death. "Zuo Zhuan? The Seventh Year of Duke Xiang" Translation: Failure to correct mistakes is the root of failure. 17. Flashy and unrealistic, where resentment gathers. "Zuo Zhuan? The 5th Year of Wen Gong" Translation: A person who has an empty name but no reality, and a person who goes beyond his words and deeds. It will inevitably attract people's resentment. 18. Arrogance, extravagance and lewdness are self-inflicted evils. "Zuo Zhuan? The Third Year of Yin Gong" Translation: Arrogance, luxury, dissipation and debauchery are the places where evil originates. 19. Good things cannot be lost, and evil things cannot last. "Zuo Zhuan? The Sixth Year of Yin Gong" Translation: Good things cannot be given up, and bad things cannot be allowed to develop. 20. Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. "Zuo Zhuan? The Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Zhuang" Translation: Frugality is the most common quality of a virtuous person, and luxury is the greatest evil among evils. 21. Although brothers may be a little angry, they will not abandon their relationship. "Zuo Zhuan? The Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Xi" Translation: Even if there is a small resentment between brothers, it will not hinder their relationship as close relatives. 22. There is no way for misfortunes and blessings, they can only be called by people. "Zuo Zhuan? The Twenty-Three Years of Duke Xiang" Translation: There is no other way for disasters or blessings to come, they are all caused by people themselves. 23. Act according to your ability, it is too fresh. "Zuo Zhuan? The Twenty Years of Duke Xi" Translation: If you do things according to your actual ability, you will make fewer mistakes. 24. The auxiliary cars are dependent on each other, and the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. "Zuo Zhuan? The Fifth Year of Duke Xi" Translation: The cheek bones and gums rely on each other and are closely connected; without lips, the teeth will feel cold. A relationship of interest and interdependence between two neighboring countries (or political parties or groups). 25. Words are useless, but actions are not far away. "Zuo Zhuan? The 25th Year of Duke Xiang" Translation: If the words are not elegant, they will not be popular very far. 26. There is nothing better to cultivate virtue than nourishment, and nothing better to attack disease than to eliminate it. "Zuo Zhuan? Ai Gong Year" Translation: The best way to cultivate morality is to promote its continuous growth, and the best way to eliminate diseases is to cure them completely. 27. Don’t cover up your great virtue with a shěng. ——Zuo Zhuan's Famous Sayings "Zuo Zhuan? The Thirty-Three Years of Duke Xi" Translation: One mistake cannot cover up one's usual noble character and past achievements. 28. Follow what is good. "Zuo Zhuan? Chenggong 8th Year" Translation: Listening to correct opinions is as fast as running water. It is a metaphor for being able to quickly accept other people's good opinions and listen humbly to other people's criticisms and suggestions. 29. People’s livelihood depends on diligence, and diligence will lead to failure. "Zuo Zhuan? Xuan Gong Twelve Years" Translation: People's livelihood depends on hard work, and hard work will not lead to poverty. 30. When a country is prosperous, it is its blessing to treat its people as if they are injured; when it is declining, it is its disaster to treat its people as dirt. "Zuo Zhuan? Ai Gong Year" Translation: When the country is prosperous, the politicians treat the common people as caring and caring as the injured, this is its great blessing; when the country is declining, the politicians treat the common people as insignificant as dirt and grass, this is is its bane.