Famous aphorisms about reading ancient texts

Introduction: Books are the spiritual last words of this generation to another generation. They are the words of the dying old man to the young people who have just started to live. Advice, here are some famous aphorisms about reading ancient Chinese that I have compiled for you. You are welcome to read and learn from them!

Famous aphorisms for reading ancient texts

1. A gentleman avoids difficulties with frugality. ——"Book of Changes·No"

2. Only frugality can help integrity, but forgiveness can become a virtue. ——"History of the Song Dynasty·Biography of Fan Chunren"

3. Be knowledgeable and determined, ask questions and think closely. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zizhang"

4. It is not too late to repair the lost sheep. ——"Warring States Policy·Chu Policy"

5. Treat others harmoniously, be lenient to accept others, and treat others with forgiveness, which is what a gentleman is. ——Lin Bu's "Saving Mind Record"

6. Those who do too much unrighteousness will surely die. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Year"

7. Aim high. ——Zhuge Liang's "Book of Admonitions to Foreign Students"

8. A sage chooses what can be said before speaking, and chooses what is feasible before doing anything. ——"Guanzi"

9. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan"

10. A sparrow knows the ambition of a swan! ——"Historical Records·Chen She Family"

11. If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to the next level floors. ——Wang Zhihuan's "Climbing the Stork and Magpie Tower"

12. If you don't be prepared for others, you will fail to check yourself. ——"Shang Shu Yi Xun"

13. A gentleman is most likely to be kind to others. ——"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

14. When the couple is harmonious, the family will be harmonious. ——"Youth School Qionglin·Couple"

15. Learn eruditely, interrogate it, think carefully, discern clearly, and practice it diligently. ——"Book of Rites· Doctrine of the Mean"

16. Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Zhuang"

17. Scholars who aspire to the Tao but are ashamed of bad clothes and bad food are not worthy of discussion. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

18. It is unwise to make mistakes without knowing it; it is not courageous to know but cannot change. ——Li Gou's "Book of Changes Ninth"

19. When you see the virtuous, think about them all, and when you see the virtuous, you should introspect yourself. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

20. Never forgetting the country in the face of adversity is loyalty. ——"Zuo Zhuan, Year of Zhao Gong"

21. Being kind and kind to your neighbors is a national treasure. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Sixth Year"

22. Take it with moderation and use it with restraint, and you will always have enough. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

23. The Qin Dynasty was evil and died after hearing its mistakes, but the Han Dynasty was good at hearing and prospering. ——Xue Xuan's "Study Record"

24. If there is a public spirit, there must be justice, and if there is justice, there must be a metric system. ——Fu Xuan's "Fu Zi Tong Zhi"

25. Filial piety lies in substance, not in appearance. ——Huan Kuan's "Salt and Iron Theory: Filial Support"

26. Death is inevitable for everyone, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. ——Sima Qian's "Book of Reporting to Ren An"

27. Work all day long and keep pace with the times. ——"Book of Changes, Qian Dynasty, Classical Chinese"

28. Never avoid difficulties. ——"Book of Rites·Qu Li Shang"

29. If you see good things, move on (learn), if you make mistakes, change them. ——"Book of Changes·Yi·Xiang"

30. Don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, and keep your innocence in the world. ——Yu Qian's "Song of Lime"

31. Worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness. ——Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower"

32. If you are envious of fish in the Yuan, it is better to retreat and build a net. ——"Book of Han·Biography of Dong Zhongshu"

33. A gentleman learns hard and puts it into practice. ——Yang Xiong's "Fayan·Cultivation of the Self"

34. A gentleman is wise and can tolerate others; he is knowledgeable and can tolerate fools; he is knowledgeable and can tolerate shallowness; he is pure and can tolerate miscellaneous things. ——"Xunzi Feixiang"

35. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

36. The people cannot stand without trust. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan"

37. I feel sorry for my parents, who worked so hard to give birth to me. ——"The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Polygonium"

38. If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"

39. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.

——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

40. A single person is easy to break, but a group of people is difficult to destroy. ——Cui Hong, "The Spring and Autumn Period of the Thirty Kingdoms·Western Qin Dynasty"

41. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not follow his orders. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zilu"

42. Don't hide people's goodness, and don't talk about people's evil. ——"Warring States Policy Wei Ce"

43. Seek truth from facts. ——"Book of Han·The Biography of Liu De, King of Hejian Xian"

44. Learning without thinking will lead to ignorance, thinking without learning will lead to peril. ——"The Analects of Confucius·For Politics"

45. If a person has shame, he can do something. ——Zhu Xi's "Zhu Zi Yu Lei"

46. Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise. ——"Mozi · Self-cultivation"

47. The public produces light, and the partial produces darkness. ——"Xunzi · Strict"

48. The decision is made in the midst of planning and planning, which is better than being thousands of miles away. ——"Historical Records: The Chronicles of Emperor Gaozu"

49. Only the Taoist can prepare for danger before it appears. ——"Guanzi·Herdsman"

50. Joy cannot be extreme, and extreme joy becomes sorrow; desire cannot be indulged, and indulgence in lust can lead to disaster. ——Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians·Criminal Law"

51. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success is caused by diligence and frugality, and destruction is caused by extravagance. ——Li Shangyin's "Ode to History"

52. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a wisp, constant thoughts on the difficulty of material resources. ——Zhu Bolu's "Motto for Managing a Family"

53. Be careful in your words and careful in your deeds. ——"Book of Rites·缁衣"

54. Do not lower your ambitions and do not disgrace your body. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

55. Five punishments are not as good as one shame. ——Lu Kun's "Moaning Language·Government"

56. A benevolent person must be brave, but a brave person does not have to be benevolent. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen"

57. The journey of the great road means that the world is for the common good. ——"Book of Rites·Liyun"

58. Knowing shame is almost courageous. ——"Book of Rites· Doctrine of the Mean"

59. If you don't accumulate small steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become a river. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

60. People cannot be shameless; ——"Mencius: Give Your Heart to Your Heart"

61. Use the public to destroy private interests, and the people will accept them. ——"Shang Shu·Zhou Guan"

62. Failure to do what is right is a lack of courage. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"

63. Who has no faults? If you can correct your faults, there is no greater good. ——"Zuo Zhuan·"

64. Fame and integrity are more important than Mount Tai, while profit is less important than a feather. ——Yu Qian's "Untitled"

65. I dare not forget about my country despite my humble status. ——Lu You's "Sickness arose from the Book"

66. Take a long breath to cover your tears, lamenting the hardships of people's lives. ——Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"

67. Where there is a will, there is a way. ——"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Geng Yan"

68. Mo Daosangyu is late at night, and the sky is still filled with clouds. ——Liu Yuxi's "Instructions on Rewarding Lotte and Ying Lao"

69. Gentlemen are harmonious but different; villains are similar but not harmonious. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zilu"

70. It is easy for a young man to learn from an old man, and it is difficult to learn from an old man. An inch of time should not be taken lightly. ——Zhu Xi's "Encouragement to Learning"

71. If you are poor, you will be good for yourself; if you are rich, you will be good for the world. ——"Mencius: Give Your Heart to Your Heart"

72. Righteousness lies in not giving in to power and disregarding its benefits. ——"Xunzi·Honor and Disgrace"

73. Do not let go of the green mountains, and set your roots in the broken rocks. ——Zheng Xie's "Bamboo and Stone"

74. Be prepared for danger when you are in times of peace, and you will be prepared if you are prepared. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

75. Righteousness brings benefit, and benefit enriches the people. ——"Guoyu·Jinyu"

76. Only the benevolent can do good to others and do evil to others. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

77. People must love themselves, and then others will love others; people must respect themselves, and then others will respect others. ——Yang Xiong's "The Gentleman"

78. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are warned. ——Bai Juyi's "Nine Books with the Yuan Dynasty"

79. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. A gentleman is indifferent to intimacy, but a villain is willing to give up. ——"Zhuangzi·Shanmu"

80. Learning is as valuable as teachers, and it is also valuable as friends. ——Tang Zhen's "Qianshu·Lectures"

81. To benefit the country, not to seek wealth.

——"Book of Rites Confucianism"

82. Those who love their relatives dare not be evil to others; those who respect their relatives do not dare to be rude to others. ——"The Book of Filial Piety: The Son of Heaven"

83. Sacrificing one's life to go to the national disaster, seeing death as a sudden return home. ——Cao Zhi's "White Horse"

84. The prime years will never come again, and it will be difficult to wake up again in one day. Be encouraged in time, time waits for no one. ——Tao Yuanming's "Eight Miscellaneous Poems"

85. Whoever speaks of the heart of an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——Meng Jiao's "Wandering Son's Song"

86. Old people, I am old, and people are old; young people, I am young, and people are young. ——"Mencius, King Hui of Liang"

87. If you love someone without the right way, you will do harm to them. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

88. Righteousness nourishes the heart; benefit nourishes the body. ——Dong Zhongshu's "Spring and Autumn Lots of Dew·Nurturing the body is more important than righteousness"

89. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. ——"Three Kingdoms·Shu·Xianzhu Biography"

90. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. ——"Mencius Gaozi Xia"

91. When you are satisfied, you will not be humiliated; ——"Laozi"

92. Loyal words are unpleasant to the ear and beneficial to action; good medicine is bitter to the mouth and beneficial to the disease. ——"Zengguang Xianwen"

93. It is better to have jade broken than to be completely destroyed. ——"Book of Northern Qi·Biography of Yuan Jing'an"

94. Those who are good at speaking about the past must have a sense of the present, and those who are good at speaking about heaven must have proof for others. ——"Xunzi·Evil Nature"

95. If everyone loves public affairs, the world will be peaceful; if everyone is selfish, the world will be in chaos. ——Liu E's "Travel Notes of Lao Can"

96. If you want to establish yourself, you can establish others; if you want to achieve yourself, you can achieve others. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yong Ye"

97. There are many difficulties in front of us, but since ancient times, men should strive for self-improvement. ——Li Xianyong's "Sending People Away"

98. Those who put righteousness first and benefit later will be honored; those who first benefit and then righteousness will be humiliated. ——"Xunzi·Honor and Disgrace"

99. Although scholars have knowledge, their conduct is fundamental. ——"Mozi·Cultivation of the Self"

100. Life is what I want, and righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both, and you are willing to sacrifice life for righteousness. ——"Mencius Gaozi 1"

101. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost. ——Li Qingzhao's "Wujiang"

102. Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, and he never forgot to tell Nai Weng about family sacrifices. ——Lu You's "Shi'er"

103. Play a thousand tunes and then the dawn will sound, watch a thousand swords and then recognize the weapon. ——Liu Xie's "Wen Xin Diao Long· Zhiyin"

104. If you have ambitions, you will not grow taller, but if you don't have ambitions, you will live a hundred years in vain. ——Shi Chengjin's "Heirloom"

105. Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can understand gains and losses. ——"Old Book of Tang·Biography of Wei Zheng"

106. Don't wait for a moment. The young man's head will turn gray, and there will be no sorrow. ——Yue Fei's "Man Jiang Hong·Writing Feelings"

107. I have to examine myself three times every day: Have I been unfaithful in my plans for others? Have I not believed in my friends? Have I not learned to pass them on? ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer" 》

108. Work hard and die. ——Zhuge Liang's "The Master's Model"

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

110. Everything will be successful if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned. ——"Book of Rites· Doctrine of the Mean"

111. Being honest brings wisdom, and being honest brings authority. ——Shi Chengjin's "Heirloom·Shen Yu"

112. People must insult themselves, and then others will insult them. ——"Mencius Li Lou Shang"

113. Goodness cannot be said to be small and useless, and unkindness cannot be said to be small and harmless. ——Jia Yi's "New Book·Review"

114. Don't forget the friendship between the poor and the humble. ——"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Song Hong"

115. Two people working together can cut through metal. ——"Book of Changes·Xici"

116. Brothers are harmonious, friends are honest. ——Chen Ziang's "Motto"

117. Haste makes waste, and small gains mean big things will not happen. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zilu"

118. A light promise will lead to a low faith. ——"Laozi"

119. Those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who are guilty will be punished. ——Sima Guang's "Notes on the Essentials of Learning to Govern the Country with the Heart"

120. It is new every day, and it is new every day. ——"Book of Rites·University";