20 ancient wise sayings

1. When heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to a man, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, and deplete his body... (Mencius )

2. I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring spirit. (Mencius)

3. What is good above is bound to be bad below. (Mencius)

4. My life has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. (Zhuang Zhou)

5. The people are not afraid of death, so how can they be afraid of death? (Laozi)

6. The sound of chickens and dogs can be heard, but old age and death do not interact with each other. (Lao Tzu)

7. There is no greater sorrow than the death of the heart, and the death of a person is also the second. (Zhuang Zhou)

8. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine (Zhuang Zhou)

9. One is right and wrong, this is right and wrong. (Zhuang Zhou)

10. A person with solid warehouses will know etiquette, and a person with enough food and clothing will know honor and disgrace. (Guanzi)

11. The way to govern a country must first enrich the people. (Guanzi)

12. When a country is about to prosper, it must value its master and respect his master. (Xunzi)

13. Oranges are oranges when they grow in Huainan, and oranges when they grow in northern Huaibei. (Yan Zi)

14. Misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes. (Laozi)

15. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. (Lao Tzu)

16. Rumors stop at the wise. (Xunzi)

17. The great things in the world must be done in detail, and the trees that are held together are born from the smallest detail. (Lao Tzu)

18. The nine-story platform starts from tired soil. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Lao Tzu)

19. A thousand-mile journey ends in an ant nest. (Han Feizi)

20. Put yourself to death and live again, (Sun Tzu);