18 ancient sayings for cultivating the body and mind

1. Act within your ability, and it will be too late.

——"Zuo Zhuan·Twenty Years of Duke Xi"

2. People who are too high will become more jealous, and those who live in a clean world will be resented.

——"A Dream of Red Mansions·Chapter 5"

3. If you are envious of fish in the abyss, it is better to retreat and build a net.

——"Book of Han·Biography of Dong Zhongshu"

4. A boat capsized is a good traveler, a horse galloping is a good driver.

——"Huainanzi·Shuo Lin Xun"

5. Clever words and charming words, fresh and benevolent.

——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

6. There is fire in the bamboo, but it cannot be drilled; there is water in the soil, but there is no spring if you dig it.

——"Huainanzi·Shuo Lin Xun"

7. Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy.

——"The Analects of Confucius? Yong Ye"

8. When you see a leopard in a tube, you can see something from time to time.

——"Shishuo Xinyu"

9. The spirit is leisurely and calm, the wisdom is deep and courageous. This horoscope is the ability to do great things.

——"Night Talk around the Fireplace·No. 176"

10. There are things in the world that cannot be achieved, and things that cannot be accomplished.

——"Han Feizi·Guan Xing"

11. Those who abuse themselves cannot be talked about; those who abandon themselves cannot be talked about.

——"Mencius·Li Lou Chapter 1·Section 10"

12. To do good is like ascending, and to do evil is like falling.

——"Guoyu · Zhou Yu Xia"

13. Don't talk about the success, don't admonish the success, and don't blame the past.

——"The Analects of Confucius·Eight Yi Chapter"

14. Don’t attack people’s evil too harshly, make them bearable; teach people’s good deeds not too high, just make them Available from.

——"Cai Gen Tan"

15. Which one is rewarded for not doing anything, and which one is rewarded for not doing anything?

——"Nine Chapters: Thoughts"

16. Even though the skin is good, the belly is rough.

——"A Dream of Red Mansions·Chapter 3"

17. Who has no faults? If you can correct your faults, there is no great virtue.

——"Zuo Zhuan, the Second Year of Xuangong"

18. Be light first and then strong, be distant first and then be close, first reach and then be close, this is the way to make friends.

——"The Secret of Small Window"