The famous aphorisms in classical Chinese are as follows:
1. Husband’s misfortunes are often accumulated in the slightest, while wisdom and courage are trapped in the drowning. ——"New History of the Five Dynasties·Preface to the Biography of Lingguan"
2. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——"The Analects of Confucius"
3. A good scholar will make up for his shortcomings by pretending to be good at others. ——"Lu Shi Chun Qiu Yong Zhong"
4. Seek truth from facts. ——"Book of Han·The Biography of King Liu De in Hejian"
5. The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan! ——"Historical Records·Chen She Family"
6. A light promise will lead to a low faith. ——"Laozi"
7. It's noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who would have thought that every meal on the plate is hard work? ——Li Shen's "Compassion for the Farmers" website
8. The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister. ——Li Shimin's "Gift to Xiao Yu"
9. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know. ——"Book of Rites·Xue Ji"
10. Knowing shame is close to courage. ——"Book of Rites· Doctrine of the Mean"
11. When you see the virtuous, think about them, and when you see the virtuous, you should introspect yourself. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"
12. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. ——"Book of Changes"
13. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. ——Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
14. Whoever speaks of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——Meng Jiao's "Wandering Son's Song"
15. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a wisp, always thinking about the difficulty of material resources. ——Zhu Bolulu's "Motto for Managing a Family"
16. A gentleman is ashamed of his words and goes beyond his deeds. ——"The Analects·Xianwen"
17. Five punishments are not as good as one shame. ——Lu Kun's "Yan Yu·Government"
18. If there is a public heart, there must be justice, and if there is justice, there must be a metric system. ——Fu Xuan's "Fu Zi Tong Zhi"
19. I don't eat all day long, stay up all night, thinking, it's useless, it's not as good as learning. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"
20. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. ——Sima Guang's "Exercise thrift and show kindness"
21. Brothers are harmonious and friends are honest. ——Chen Zi'ang's "Motto"
22. Being honest brings wisdom, and being honest brings authority. ——Shi Chengjin's "Heirloom·Shenyu"