There are many wise sayings in ancient times that contain profound truths and are very worthy of our study. The following is the content of ancient wise sayings that I shared. I hope you like it!
Classic ancient wise sayings
1) I dare not forget about my country despite my humble status. (Lu You)
2) The way of civil and military affairs is to relax one by one. (Book of Rites)
3) Articles are written according to the time, and songs and poems are written according to the events. (Bai Juyi)
4) There is a sequence of learning and there is a specialization in skills. (Han Yu)
5) Asking you how much sorrow you can have is like a river of spring water flowing eastward. (Li Yu)
6) Ask the canal how clear it is, because there is a source of living water. (Zhu Xi)
7) I smiled at the sky with my horizontal sword, leaving my liver and gallbladder intact. (Tan Sitong)
8) The endless falling trees rustle, and the endless Yangtze River rolls in. (Du Fu)
9) There is no choice but the flowers fall away, and the familiar swallows return. (Yan Shu)
10) There is no intention of fighting for spring, and once everyone is jealous. (Lu You
11) My life has limits, but my knowledge has no limits. ("Zhuangzi")
12) Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. (Liu Bei)
13) Birds of a feather flock together, and people divide into groups. (Book of Changes)
14) The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk. (Li Shangyin)
15) Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. (Fan Zhongyan)
16) The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it. (Yang Wanli)
17) Lian Guangyu has a vast mind and listens to thunder in a silent place. (Lu Xun)
18) A new bather must flick his crown, and a new bather must shake his clothes. (Qu Yuan)
19) Believing words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not believing. A good person does not argue, and a person who debates is not good. (Lao Tzu)
20) A single spark can start a prairie fire. (Shang Shu)
Recommended ancient wise sayings
1) Clothes are as new as new, and people are as old as old. (Yan Zi Chun Qiu)
2) Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses. (Sun Zhaoyuan)
3) Worry and toil can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can lead to death. (Ouyang Xiu)
4) The loving peony contains spring tears, and the powerless rose lies on the dawn branch. (Qin Guan)
5) Where there is a will, there is a way. (Book of the Later Han Dynasty)
6) Living with good people is like entering the room of Orchid Zhi and not smelling its fragrance for a long time; living with evil people. It's like entering an abalone shop and not smelling its fragrance for a long time (Liu Xiang)
7) If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know. ("Book of Rites")
8) If you want to impose a crime, there is no need to hesitate. (Zuo Zhuan)
9) If you want to see a thousand miles away, reach a higher level. (Wang Zhihuan)
10) Haste makes waste, and small gains mean big things will fail. (The Analects of Confucius)
11) When I was young, I knew that things were difficult, and the Central Plains looked to the north like a mountain. (Lu You)
12) Once upon a time, there was no water in the sea, except for Wushan, it was not a cloud. (Yuan Zhen)
13) Once upon a time, there was no water in the sea, except for Wushan, it was not a cloud. (Yuan Zhen)
14) When one relaxes but does not relax, it is impossible for civil and military officials to do it; when one relaxes but does not relax, it is impossible for civil and military officials to do it. When one step is relaxed, it is the way for civil and military officials. ("Book of Rites")
15) If you know your shortcomings, you can then reflect on yourself; if you know your difficulties, you can then strengthen yourself. ("Book of Rites")
16) If you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. (The Art of War by Sun Tzu)
17) Knowledge is power. (Bacon)
18) Tell everything you know, and tell everything you know. (Su Xun)
19) It’s easy to see things on paper, but I know that I have to do it in detail. (Lu You)
20) When it is long, it is short, when it is short, it is long. (Lu's Spring and Autumn Period)
Selected ancient wise sayings
1) In times of danger, we will see the integrity of ministers, and in times of chaos, we will recognize loyalty. (Bao Zhao)
2) Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. (The Analects of Confucius)
3) A scholar dies for a confidant. (Historical Records)
4) Insight into worldly matters is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is writing. ("A Dream of Red Mansions")
5) It takes three days to test the jade, and seven years to identify the material. (Bai Juyi)
6) When the book is used, it will be regretted. It will not be difficult until it has happened. (Lu You)
7) The sparse shadows are slanting across the clear and shallow water, and the faint fragrance is floating in the moonlight at dusk. (Lin Bu)
8) Whoever speaks from the heart will be rewarded with three rays of spring. (Mengjiao)
9) When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples. ("Book of Rites")
10) When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. (Confucius)
11) Stones from other mountains can attack jade. ("The Book of Songs? Xiaoya")
12) There is no place to be found even after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it. ("Water Margin")
13) The peach and plum trees do not speak, and they create their own troubles. (Historical Records)
14) The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people.
("Mencius")
15) Everything in the world is difficult and easy. If you do it, the difficult ones will also be easy; if you don't do it, the easy ones will also be difficult. (Uncle Peng Duan)
16) Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. (Gu Yanwu)
17) The movement of heaven is constant, and it will not exist for Yao, nor will it perish for Jie. "Gouzi")
18) God pities the grass, and the world is clear at night. (Li Shangyin)
19) Those who have gone by cannot be admonished, but those who have come can still be pursued. ("The Analects of Confucius")
20) Because of the idiosyncratic nature of human nature, I will never stop saying good things, but if my words are not shocking, I will never stop.
(Du Fu)
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