Excerpts

1.

When a wise man thinks a lot, he will make a mistake; when a fool thinks a lot, he will gain something.

(A smart person will think about it a thousand times, but he will always make a mistake; a stupid person will think about it a thousand times, and there will always be a more thorough consideration.)

——"Historical Records· "The Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin"

2.

Never forget the past is the teacher of the future.

(Learning from past experiences and lessons can be used as a reference for the future. It is intended to remind people to remember the lessons of the past.)

——"Historical Records·The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang"

3.

Xiang Zhuang danced with his sword, aiming at Pei Gong.

(The purpose of Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is to assassinate Liu Bang. The true intention of the metaphor's words and actions have different meanings.)

——"Historical Records·The Chronicles of Xiang Yu"

4.

A lot of people speak of each other and make a lot of money.

(It is criticized by everyone, even if it is as solid as iron and stone, it can also melt; if the slander continues, it will be difficult for people to survive, and they will be destroyed. Later, it is said that people's words are terrible and can kill people.)

——"Historical Records·Biography of Zhang Yi"

5.

A person with a solid warehouse knows etiquette, and a person with enough food and clothing knows honor and disgrace.

(If the warehouses are abundant, the people will know etiquette; if food and clothing are abundant, the people will know honor and shame.)

——"Historical Records·Biography of Guan Yan"

6.

A gentleman will die for a confidant, and a woman will look good for a person who pleases herself.

(A man is willing to die for someone who understands and appreciates him, and a beautiful woman is willing to modify her appearance for someone who admires her.)

——"Historical Records·Biographies of Assassins"

7.

When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dogs are cooked; when the enemy's country is destroyed, the advisers are dead.

(The cunning rabbit has been killed, and the running dogs chasing the rabbit will be cooked. All the birds in the sky have been caught, and the good bows and arrows can only be put away and useless. The enemy country If it is broken, the ministers who make suggestions will die)

——"Historical Records: The Family of King Goujian of Yue"

8.

If you don't fly, it will be fine. Soaring into the sky; not making a sound, it is a blockbuster.

(I won’t talk about the big bird if it doesn’t fly. If it flies, it will reach the sky; if it doesn’t crow, it will shock people when it crows. It is a metaphor that although you are temporarily silent, you have actually done a good job. Once the preparations are made, it will be a grand move that shocks the world)

——"Historical Records·Funny Biography"

9.

The Bird is Dying. , its cry is also mournful; when a person is about to die, his words are also kind.

(When a bird is about to die, its cry is sad; when a man is about to die, his words are also kind.)

——"Historical Records·Funny Biographies"

10.

Getting a hundred catties of gold is not as good as getting Jibu Yinuo.

(Getting a hundred catties of gold is not as good as getting a promise from Ji Bu. It shows that a man must mean what he says, keep his word, and be responsible for what he says. The idiom "a promise of a thousand gold" comes from this. )

——"Historical Records·Biography of Ji Bu Luan Bu"

11.

If the family is poor, one will miss a good wife, and if the country is in chaos, one will miss a good husband.

(A poor family will long for a virtuous wife, and a country in turmoil will long for a talented prime minister.)

——"Historical Records of the Wei Family"

12.

Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.

(People are bound to die, but the meaning of death is different. Some are more important than Mount Tai to die for the people; some are lighter than the hair of a swan goose to die for those who exploit and oppress the people. Death. )

——"Historical Records·Book of Ren'an"

13.

The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan!

(How can a sparrow know the lofty ambitions of a swan? It is a metaphor for how ordinary people can know the ambitions of heroes.)

——"Historical Records·Chen She Family"

Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish.

(Originally it means that the way of heaven and the laws of nature cannot be violated, later it means that those who obey him will prosper, and those who disobey him will perish.)

——"Historical Records·Taishigong's Preface" 》

15.

Those who unite by rights will have their rights exhausted and separated.

(Friends who are united by power and interests will become estranged once their power is exhausted.)

——"Historical Records·Zheng Shijia Praise"

16.

Everything in the world is bustling for benefit; the world is bustling for benefit.

(People in the world are noisy and noisy, all coming for their own selfish interests; people in the world are crowded and busy, all going for their own selfish interests. These sentences are often used to describe the old society's indifferent people, the cold world, people Everyone is competing for their own selfish interests.)

——"Historical Records·Biographies of Huozhi"

17.

If there is continuous interruption, it will lead to chaos.

(If you fail to take decisive action when you should, you will miss the opportunity and you will suffer disaster.

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——"Historical Records: The Family of King Hui of Qi"

18.

Those who can do things may not be able to speak; those who can speak may not be able to speak. It works.

(Those who can do it may not be able to speak, and those who can speak may not be able to do it.)

——"Historical Records: Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi"

19.

The extreme level of wine leads to chaos, the extreme level of joy leads to sadness.

(Excessive drinking and enjoyment will lead to disaster, and extreme happiness will lead to sorrow, because things will turn in the opposite direction under certain conditions.)

——"Historical Records·Funny" "Biography"

20.

The general is in the army, but the emperor's orders are not accepted.

(Generals are in the army and do not have to accept some orders from the king. Generals who lead troops in battles have the right to act expediently according to changes in the enemy's situation. They do not have to listen to the orders of the king who is far away in the court all the time.)

——"Historical Records: Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi"

21.

A defeated general cannot speak bravely.

(Failed generals should only learn lessons, and talking about bravery is useless and will only attract ridicule.)

——"Historical Records: Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin"

22.

Farming, the foundation of the world, is the most important thing.

(Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and nothing is more urgent than it.)

——"Historical Records·Xiaoben Ji"

23.

One death and one lifetime is the friendship; one poor and one rich is the friendship; one noble and one lowly is the friendship.

(Only when people are at a critical moment of life and death, can we see the loyalty of friendship; when people are poor for a while, and then become rich again, can we see the depth of friendship; when people are promoted for a while, and then lose power for a while Demotion can test the authenticity of friendship)

——"Historical Records of Li Sheng and Lu Jia"

24.

The opposite is true if you are extremely noble. Cheap, lowly is the opposite to noble.

(When prices rise to a certain limit, they will gradually fall; when prices fall to a certain limit, they will gradually rise. These two sentences illustrate the impact of the supply and demand relationship of commodities on prices.) < /p>

——"Historical Records·Biographies of Huozhi"

25.

If the family is poor, a kind wife will be kind, and if the country is in chaos, a good husband will be missed.

(If the family is poor, think of a virtuous wife; if the country is in chaos, think of a virtuous prime minister.)

——"Historical Records of the Wei Family"

26.

A horse will become thin if it is lost, and a fortune teller will be poor if it is lost.

(Horse appraisers often misjudge the material of horses because they are thin, and people appraisers often ignore people’s talents because they are poor. This shows that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and people cannot be ignored because of their low status or poverty. talents, resulting in the loss of talented people)

——"Historical Records·Funny Biographies Supplement"

27,

Those who rely on virtue will prosper, and those who rely on strength will prosper. The person dies.

(Prosperity depends on virtue and defeat depends on violence.)

——"Historical Records·Biographies of Shang Jun"

28,

People are knives and servants, and I am fish and meat.

(People are now knives and chopping boards, and we are fish and meat. It is a metaphor that the power of life and death is in the hands of others, and we are in a position of being slaughtered.)

— - "Historical Records·The Chronicles of Xiang Yu"

29.

The family is rich in money and cannot sit down in the hall.

(Even if you have a rich family, you may not encounter the danger of falling tiles from the eaves and injuring someone. It is used to mean not to take unnecessary risks.)

——《 "Historical Records·Biography of Sima Xiangru"

30,

In the midst of planning and planning, the victory can be won thousands of miles away.

(Making the correct deployment within a small military tent determines victory on the battlefield thousands of miles away. It is a metaphor that talented people do not need to go into battle themselves.)

——"Historical Records: The Benji of Emperor Gaozu"

31.

The commitment of a thousand people is not as good as the care of one person.

(Thousands of people are submissive and bow their heads in obedience, which is not as good as the outspoken argument of one person with lofty ideals. I warn those in power to be able to listen to objectionable words and tolerate those who dare to criticize themselves.)

——"Historical Records·Biographies of Shang Jun"

32,

Han Xin's generals, the more the better.

(Originally refers to the more troops the better, later it is a metaphor that the more the better.)

——"Historical Records: Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin"

33.

Those who follow small rules cannot achieve honor and fame, and those who are averse to petty shame cannot achieve great achievements.

(If an individual only pays attention to small moral integrity, he will not have a good reputation; if he cannot endure small humiliations, he will not be able to achieve great achievements.)

——"Historical Records: Biography of Lu Zhonglian and Zou Yang"

34.

If you don’t know the person, treat him as a friend.

(If you don’t know what he is like as a person, you will know just by looking at the friends he made.)

——"Historical Records·Zhang Jian's Biography of Feng Tang"

35.

Officials are not where one is assigned, and salary is not what one deserves.

(If you are not qualified for an official position, you will not take it; if your salary is not what you deserve for your merits, you will not accept it.

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——"Historical Records·Biographies of Japanese"