A famous saying is a philosophical window and a good teacher and helpful friend. Read more famous quotes! Reading a famous sentence is equivalent to understanding and picking up a wave of life. The more you accumulate and read, the more you will feel like you have entered an endless ocean of life full of wisdom and hope. To know and understand a famous sentence, you can not only know its own meaning, but also understand that it can give us the inspiration of "truth, goodness, and beauty" and the accumulation of excellent culture, that is interpretation!

(1) Famous Ancient Chinese Sentences

[Famous Sentences from Pre-Qin Dynasty]

Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others. ——"Mencius Li Lou Xia"

[Interpretation] People who love others will always love them, and respect others and others will always respect them. How you treat others will often be treated in the same way. To be respected and loved, you must respect and love others. Heng: Often.

If you love your son, teach him righteousness and tolerate evil. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Three Years"

[Interpretation] If you like your children, you should teach them morally and not let them go astray. These were the words of Shi Que (què), an official of the Wei State during the Spring and Autumn Period, who advised Duke Zhuang of Wei. Duke Zhuang of Wei did not listen to the advice, and his favorite son Zhouxu was eventually killed. Doting will lead children to go astray. Fu, no. Na: enter, bring in.

Don’t nitpick but look for small flaws. ——"Han Feizi·General"

[Interpretation] Don't pick on other people's minor flaws. No gold is pure, and no one is perfect. Picking on other people's minor flaws is one's own biggest shortcoming. Seek: to find. Flaw: defect.

Don’t express your anger and never make mistakes. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yong Ye"

[Interpretation] Do not turn A's anger onto B, nor commit the same mistake again. Many people don't pay attention to their faults and even take them for granted. How great it would be if they could be like Yan Hui! To transfer anger: to divert anger. 2: Again, heavy.

Without rules, there can be no square shape. ——"Mencius Li Lou Shang"

[Interpretation] Without compasses and rulers, rectangles and circles cannot be drawn. We must abide by certain rules and regulations in our lives and in doing things. Otherwise, if everyone does their own thing, everything will be in chaos. Rules: Rules and moments, two tools for correcting circles and squares, are metaphors for standards and regulations.

A person who has enough food and clothing knows about honor and disgrace. ——"Guanzi·Herdsmen"

[Interpretation] Only when the granaries are abundant can the people understand the etiquette system; only when the food and clothing are abundant can the people know honor and shame. Material civilization is the basis of spiritual civilization. Those who govern a country must first consider the lives of the people. Lin (lǐn): granary. Real: substantial.

A slight difference is a thousand miles away. ——"Book of Rites·Jingjing"

[Interpretation] There is a small mistake at the beginning. If it is not corrected in time, it will eventually cause a big mistake. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and you must be cautious at the beginning; you must strive for excellence and meticulousness in scientific research, otherwise heavy losses will be caused. Millimeter: A small unit of measurement, describing very few or extremely small. Miù: Error.

The ruler is short and the inch is long; things are deficient and wisdom is unclear. ——Warring States Period·Chu·Qu Yuan's "Bu Ju"

[Interpretation] Although the ruler is longer than the inch, it appears shorter when compared with longer things. Although the inch is shorter than the ruler, it appears shorter than the shorter things. When things are compared, they appear long; things always have their shortcomings, and wise people always have their unwiseness. People or things have their own strengths and weaknesses. We should not blame them for perfection, but should use their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.

Do your duty without giving in to the teacher. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"

[Interpretation] When faced with benevolence and righteousness, even the teacher does not have to be humble to him. This sentence is somewhat similar to the meaning of "I love my teacher, but I love truth even more" (Aristotle). What should be done, such as elucidating benevolence and righteousness, defending truth, and upholding justice, must be done actively and proactively, and must not be shied away from.

If you are successful, there will be many helpers, but if you are unjust, there will be little help. ——"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

[Interpretation] With the truth, those who are in line with justice will get help from more people, while those who violate the truth and are unjust will rarely get help. It tells us that truth and justice are invincible.

To study alone without friends is to be lonely and ignorant. ——"Book of Rites·Xue Ji"

[Interpretation] If you just study alone without friends to discuss with you, you will be ignorant. Study partners have been proven to benefit learning progress.

Wealth and honor cannot be lascivious, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued. ——"Mencius·Teng Wen Gong"

[Interpretation] Wealth cannot make his mind confused, poverty and lowliness cannot make him change his moral integrity, and power cannot make his will surrender. Only by achieving these three points can one be called a man. Mencius's words have been passed down from generation to generation and have inspired countless Chinese people.

The high bank is the valley, and the deep valley is the mausoleum.

——"The Book of Songs·The Turn of October"

[Interpretation] The highlands turned into valleys, and the deep valleys turned into mountains. According to scientific speculation, the Himalayas were a vast ocean 70 million years ago, and the sea turned into mulberry fields, which is a metaphor for the ever-changing world. It also means that things always transform into their opposite under certain conditions.