Chen Shou’s famous sayings

1. If the jailer understands his feelings, there will be no prisoners who die unjustly.

2. Life is more than seven feet long, and death is only the soil of the coffin. Only by establishing virtue and becoming famous can one be immortal.

3. If pearls and jade come without shins, it is a good thing for people, even more so for virtuous people.

4. Plan to invest in the treasury and live within your means.

5. Gather the collective wisdom and loyalty.

6. There is no doubt that people should be employed only according to their talents.

7. If the water is flat but evil, take the law; if the mirror is bright but ugly, there is no anger.

8. Holding the emperor in arms to order the princes, the world can be determined by his command.

9. Wealth depends on people's livelihood, relies on people's power, relies on people's power, and happiness depends on people's colonization.

10. In the outfield of Guhong, flying birds sing in the northern forest.

11. Observe his words and his actions, and the good and evil will be obvious.

12. Human life is of the utmost importance, and it is difficult to live but easy to kill.

13. Don’t expect to be prepared by one person.

14. The king who prospers the country is happy to hear about his faults, and the lord who is in chaos is happy to hear about his reputation.

15. Soldiers are like fire. If you don’t fight, you will burn yourself.

16. One act of evil will destroy all beauty.

17. There must be something to be learned from what is said in the streets.

18. Things that are rare and easy to lose are timely, and things that come and go without hesitation are opportunities.

19. If you are happy with the people, people will worry about them; if you are worried with the people, people will save them from danger.

20. Those who understand current affairs care about heroes.

21. If you know people well and are observant, it is difficult to be dazzled by falsehoods.

22. The principles and principles will last forever and will last forever.

23. A farmer is a farmer, and a farmer is a farmer, and a farmer is a farmer, and a farmer is a farmer, and a farmer is a farmer, and a farmer is frugally, and he is rich.

24. To save the poor and help the poor, but to lose the family and have no love.

25. There are many officials who annoy the people, which is a common practice.

26. Wait for hunger with fullness, and attack labor with ease. The teacher does not want to stay for a long time, and the journey does not want to go far. If you keep a little, you will be strong, and if you are dedicated, you will be strong.

27. Those who attack first should have military power, and those who build the foundation should be moral.

28. Don’t abandon others’ strengths because of their shortcomings.

29. Benevolence is wealth and righteousness is nobleness.

30. Seeking talents is like hunger and thirst, and never tires of receiving advice.

31. The art of war is to conquer without fighting.

32. The foundation cannot be built hastily, and the reputation cannot be established overnight.

33. If the name of the disease is not established, the years will not last long.

34. A wise person prevents disaster before it starts, and a wise person plans for future trouble.

35. Don’t eat the cakes made in picturesque places.

36. After seeing each other for three days, I was even more impressed.

37. Chicken ribs, it is a pity to throw them away, and there is nothing to gain from eating them.

38. Those who are loyal and beneficial will be rewarded even if they are punished; those who break the law and neglect will be punished even if they are close; those who admit guilt and lose love will be punished, although they will be punished; those who use rhetoric and rhetoric will be punished even if they are lighthearted.

39. It’s too late to regret the drowning of the boat.

40. A grand burial will not benefit the deceased.

41. The dragon catches the clouds and rain, but it is not the thing in the pond.

42. Sima Zhao’s heart is known to passers-by.

43. Who is immortal? In the country of death, there is great loyalty.

44. Soldiers are deceitful. Before the military is developed, they will not be tired of being secretive.

45. If you have a righteous will, evil will not arise; if your mind is calm, you will not be impatient; if you think about and make decisions, you will not be annoyed by instructions; if you are loyal and good to oneself, you will be united far and near. Therefore, we know that harmony is far away in the body, and concentration of people is in the heart.

46. I would rather betray others than others betray me.

47. The sea is great when it merges, and the gentleman is broad when he has extensive knowledge.

48. Those who serve the country must take the people as their foundation.

49. Exaggeration is of no use.

50. Everyone has their own ambitions and different rules.

51. To show virtue and give in is something the ancients valued.

52. Rewards for meritorious service should be rewarded, and no amount of gold should be spared.

53. Don’t take advantage of others’ badness, and don’t take advantage of others’ inferiority to exalt yourself.

54. A country has its people, just like a river has a boat. If it stops, it will be safe, but if it is disturbed, it will be in danger.

55. Time passes by, but seasons flow by.

56. Read it a hundred times, and its meaning will become apparent.

57. There are many branches of authority, which is the source of chaos.

58. Evil cannot be accumulated, and mistakes cannot be sustained.

59. Following orders and allowing the enemy to do so is not a good general.

60. How can we follow the rules of extraordinary things?

61. Worrying about the country and forgetting about home, sacrifice one’s life to help those in need.

62. If there is good in the enemy, ( ) has to be promoted; if there is evil in the relatives, they have to be punished.

63. If you have weak weapons and blunt weapons, you will never be victorious.

64. Blessings come for a reason, and misfortunes come gradually.

65. The treatment of diseases is not serious, and the treatment of diseases is not serious.

66. How can you get everything if you throw an egg at a stone?

67. After a victory, one often underestimates the enemy.

68. The forest of tangerine thorns has no quality of beams and pillars; the trickling water has no potential of flood waves.

69. Don’t indulge the guilty when you are happy, and don’t poke the innocent when you are angry.

70. Give rewards without leaving behind hatred, and kill without violating relatives.

71. The sage always moves with the times, and the wise man always acts according to the opportunity.

72. Chiseling stones to find jade, cutting open clams to find pearls.

73. A true man should be able to make friends with heroes from all over the world.

74. Governance lies in appointing talents, and rejuvenating a country lies in farming.

75. Good medicine tastes bitter, but only the sick can enjoy it; good advice is unpleasant to the ears, but only the wise can accept it.

76. It is difficult not to succeed, but to find talents; it is difficult to find talents, but to use them; it is difficult to use them, but it is difficult to appoint them.

77. There are generals who have their heads cut off, but there are no generals who surrender.

78. Don’t worry about talking.

79. Love elegance and extend poetry to know the gains and losses.