1. The appearance is sharp but the inside is soft, just like the villains, they are like thieves who pass through the tunnel! Translation: A villain who looks stern on the outside but is weak on the inside is like a thief who digs holes in the wall.
2. To know something is to know it, and to know something is to know it, and to know something is to know it. This is knowledge. Translation: If you know, you know. If you don’t know, you should say you don’t know. Don’t cheat. This is wise behavior.
3. Isn’t it pleasant to learn and practice from time to time? Translation: Reviewing the knowledge you have learned at the appropriate time will give you a new understanding of the knowledge. Isn't this a happy thing?
4. The book has been written in thousands of volumes, and the writing is like a spirit. Translation: Read a lot, and you will be like a god when writing.
5. Good medicine is hard on the mouth but good for the disease; good advice is hard on the ears but good for action. Translation: Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for curing diseases; words of advice and advice may sound unpleasant but are good for people’s behavior.
6. A day without books means everything is in ruins. Translation: Reading must be persevering and cannot be interrupted for a day.
7. Isn’t it a gentleman if a person doesn’t know something but doesn’t feel embarrassed? Translation: If I have achieved something and others don’t understand it, I will never feel angry or aggrieved. Isn't this also a sign of gentlemanly demeanor?
8. If a person can do something with one thing, he can do it with a hundred things; if a person can do it with ten things, he can do it with a thousand things. Translation: People learn it once and for all. If I spend hundreds of efforts, I will definitely learn it. If others can master it ten times, if I learn it a thousand times, I will definitely master it.
9. 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. Translation: Those who know how to study are not as good as those who love studying, and those who love studying are not as good as those who enjoy studying.
10. If you are above the middle person, you can speak well; if you are below the middle person, you cannot speak well. Translation: Confucius said: People with above-average qualifications can tell them profound truths; people with below-average qualifications can hardly make them understand profound truths.
11. Repay evil with straightness and repay kindness with kindness. Translation: Treat resentment with fairness and integrity, and repay kindness with kindness.
12. A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of bad clothes and bad food is not worthy of discussion. Translation: If a scholar is determined to pursue the truth and is ashamed of not being well dressed or eating well, then it is not worth talking to him.
13. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher. Translation: People who can gain new knowledge when reviewing the knowledge they have learned can become teachers.
14. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries. Translation: If a person does not have a long-term plan, troubles will soon appear.
15. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned. Translation: A gentleman is broad-minded and tolerant of others; a villain is petty and narrow-minded.
16. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds. Translation: A gentleman doesn't talk too much, but he does things quickly and dexterously.
17. When I am old, I am like the old, and when I am young, I am like the young. Translation: Respect and care for other people’s elders as you respect and care for your own elders; care for other people’s children as you care for your own children.
18. There are three ways to read, namely heart, eyes and mouth. Translation: Reading requires concentration and concentration.
19. Listening to the Tao but scrupulously explaining it is the abandonment of virtue. Translation: The behavior of spreading gossip is a betrayal of morality.
20. The strong will have its own strong hand, so don’t boast to others. Translation: Although you are a strong person, there must be someone stronger than you, so don't be proud and complacent in front of others and boast about yourself.
21. Read thousands of volumes and write like a master. Translation: If you read a lot, your writing will flourish, as if you have divine help.
22. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. Translation: Being complacent about your achievements will lead to losses and disasters; being humble and always aware of your own shortcomings will benefit you.
23. Listening to the Tao and then scrutinizing it is the abandonment of virtue! Translation: If you hear rumors on the road and spread them everywhere, this is morally repugnant.
24. According to thousands of scriptures, filial piety and brotherhood come first.
Translation: According to thousands of classic principles, being filial to your parents and being friendly to your brothers are the first things you should do.
25. A scholar who aspires to the Tao but is ashamed of bad clothes and bad food is not worthy of discussion. Translation: A scholar who is determined to learn and pursue the truth but is ashamed of poverty is not worthy of discussing the truth with him.
26. The work is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by play; the success is achieved by thinking, and destroyed by casualness. Translation: Studying is mastered due to diligence, but it is wasted in laughter; things are successful due to repeated thinking, but he can be destroyed by casualness.