1. Old people, I am old, and people are old; young people, I am young, and people are young. ——"Mencius"
Translation: Respect and love other people's elders as you respect and love your own elders; love other people's children as you love your own children.
2. An inch of mountains and rivers means an inch of gold. ——(Jin) Zuo Qigongyu
Translation: Every inch of the mountains and rivers of the motherland is more precious than an inch of gold and must never be given to outsiders.
3. Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. ——(Han) Sima Qian's "Historical Records"
Translation: After all, people are bound to die, but the value of death is different. Dying for the people's just cause is more important than Mount Tai, and those who are selfish and harm the interests of others The death of a dead person is lighter than a feather.
4. Things that are beneficial to the country cannot be avoided even if they are dead. ——(Ming Dynasty) Lu Kun's "Moaning Language Volume 1"
Translation: Do things that are beneficial to the country bravely, even if there is the risk of death, do not avoid it.
5. Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back. ——"Zeng Guang Xian Wen"
Translation: Lambs have the act of gratitude by kneeling down to receive breast milk, little crows have the feeling of feeding the mother crow with food in their mouths, and children must know how to be filial to their parents.
6. If you want to make peace with your family, you must first make peace with your country. ——Wu Zetian
Translation: If you want to build a happy personal family, you must first make the country stable and prosperous.
7. Worrying about the country and forgetting about home, sacrificing one’s life to help those in need is the ambition of a loyal minister. ——(Three Kingdoms) Cao Zhi's "Seeking Self-Sincerity"
Translation: Worrying about national affairs and forgetting about the small family, and sacrificing one's life to save the country from danger, these are the ambitions of a loyal minister.
8. I feel sorry for my parents, who worked so hard to give birth to me. ——"The Book of Songs"
Translation: Thinking of parents, how heartbroken children feel for them! They spent so much hard work giving birth to me and raising me!
9. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. ——Mencius
Translation: Adversity can temper one’s will and make one stronger. On the contrary, always being satisfied with enjoyment will make people not seek advancement and gradually fall behind.
10. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are enough to be warned. ——"Preface to Poems"
Translation: Those who make criticisms are not guilty. When you hear other people's criticisms, you should carefully reflect on yourself. If you make mistakes, correct them. If they are not wrong, take them as advice given to you by others.
1. Love the motherland above all else. ——Chopin
2. I dare not forget about my country despite my humble status. —— Lu You
3. Read for the rise of China. ——Zhou Enlai
4. The national humiliation is not yet over, how can you become famous? ——Li Bai
5. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. ——Gu Yanwu
6. Sacrificing his life to go to the national disaster, seeing death as a sudden return. ——Cao Zhi
7. If the motherland is in trouble, you should be the vanguard. ——Chen Yi