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Ancient famous sayings and aphorisms

A collection of ancient famous sayings and aphorisms

1. Don’t hide your great virtue with a veil. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

2. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

3. Stay calm to cultivate your character, and examine yourself to cultivate your virtue.

4. Read thousands of volumes and write like a master. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty

5. The beauty of a gentleman is the beauty of a man, but the evil of a man is not. The villain is on the contrary. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

6. Knowledge is power. ——Francis Bacon

7. Work is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by play; actions are accomplished by thinking, and destroyed by casualness. ——Han Yu

8. Be broad-minded and make reservations, accumulate thickly but gain little. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty

9. If you don’t accumulate steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you can’t reach a river or sea. ——"Xunzi·Encouragement to Learning"

10. A lesson learned from the mistakes of others. ——Han Shu

11. A gentleman is always kind to others. ——"Mencius"

12. There will be times when the wind breaks through the waves, and the sails are hung directly to help the sea. ——Li Bai

13. Being eager to learn is close to knowledge, practicing hard is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage. ——"The Doctrine of the Mean"

14. Relaxation without relaxation is the way of civil and military affairs. Relaxation without relaxation is the way of civil and military affairs. ——"Book of Rites"

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

16. The rope saw the wood and cut it, and the water dripped through the stone. ——Luo Dajing, Song Dynasty

17. Those who have attained the truth will get many help, but those who have lost the truth will have little help. ——"Mencius"

18. Smart and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions. ——Confucius

19. The prime of life will never come again, and the morning will never come again. ——Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty

20. The setting clouds and the solitary swans fly together, and the autumn water and the long sky are the same color. ——Wang Bo

21. Hearing both will lead to enlightenment, believing only half will lead to darkness. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

22. There are close friends in the sea, and they are like neighbors in the world. ——Wang Bo

23. When three people walk together, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

24. When you see the virtuous, think about them, and when you see the virtuous, you should reflect on yourself. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

25. Living with good people is like entering the room of Orchid Zhi and not smelling its fragrance for a long time; living with evil people. It's like entering an abalone house and not hearing it for a long time. ——Liu Xiang

26. The desire to serve the country will last until death. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty

27. Learning without thinking means nothing, thinking without learning means danger. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

28. Life has its limits, but knowledge also has no limits. ——"Zhuangzi"

29. When you climb a mountain, you will be full of emotions in the mountains, and when you look at the sea, your thoughts will overflow in the sea. ——Liu Xie

30. Read it a hundred times, and its meaning will become apparent. ——"Three Kingdoms"

31. The way of civil and military affairs is to relax one by one. ——Book of Rites

32. The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. ——Ancient Poetry

33. The sparse shadows are slanting across the clear and shallow water, and the faint fragrance is floating in the moonlight at dusk. ——Lin Bu

34. Time is running out, and we can draw pictures one by one. ——Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty

35. My heart is like a magnetic needle, and I will not rest until I point to the direction. ——Wen Tianxiang

36. Knowing shame is almost courageous. ——A Complete Collection of Quotations from "The Doctrine of the Mean"

37. Everyone in the world knows that taking something is taking, but no one knows that giving it is taking. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty"

38. A kind word warms people for three winters, but a bad word hurts people for six months. ——Ming Dynasty Proverb

39. Not fighting when you see an insult is an insult. ——"Gongsun Longzi"

40. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

41. Spring silkworms will not run out until they are dead, and wax torches will turn to ashes before tears dry up. ——Li Shangyin

42. The past is forgotten like smoke, and the selfless world is broad in the heart

43. Those who don’t know enough are eager to learn, and those who are ashamed to ask are complacent. ——Lin Bu's "Records of Saving Hearts"

44. Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving his loyal heart to illuminate the youth of Han Dynasty. ——Song Dynasty Wen Tianxiang's "Crossing the Lingding Ocean"

45. Good and evil are done by people, and misfortunes and blessings are caused by oneself. ——"Zengguang Xianwen"

46. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know. ——"Book of Rites·Xue Ji"

47. Articles are written for the time, and songs and poems are written for the occasion. ——Bai Juyi

48. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are humble, you will benefit. ——"Shang Shu"

49. Even the villain’s faults must be written down. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

50. The first to get the moon is the tower near the water, and the flowers and trees facing the sun are easy to spring. ——Su Lin

51. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost. ——"Summer Quatrains" by Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty

52. Tell everything you know, and tell everything you know.

——Su Xun

53. The lights are on at three o’clock and the chicken is on at five o’clock, which is when men get angry. Black-haired people don't know how to study diligently early, and white-haired people regret studying late. ——Yan Zhenqing

54. Sacrificing one’s life to go to the national calamity, treating one’s death like returning home. ——Three Kingdoms·Cao Zhi's "White Horse"

55. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. ——Ming Dynasty Gu Yanwu

56. Every inch of mountains and rivers is worth an inch of gold. ——Jin·Zuo Qigong Yu

57. It is better to retreat and build a net if you are envious of fish in the abyss

58. If you know well and are easy to ask, then you can be talented. ——"Xunzi"

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

60. Be eager to learn but not hesitant. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

61. The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it. ——Yang Wanli

62. I dare not forget about the country despite my humble status. ——Lu You

63. There are roads in the mountain of books, and diligence is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat. ——"Zengguang Xianwen"

64. It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. ——"Guan Zi Quan Xiu"

65. Those who do too much injustice will surely die. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

66. Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but is still stunned? - "The Analects of Confucius"

67. If a young man does not work hard, an old man will be sad. ——"Han Yuefu·Chang Ge Xing"

68. A benevolent person calls it benevolence, and a wise person calls it wisdom. ——"Book of Changes"

69. Green, taken from blue and green from blue. ——Xunzi

70. If you persevere, you can carve gold and stone. ——Xunzi·Encouragement to Learn

71. There is no place to be found even after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it. ——"Water Margin"

72. When you encounter a difficulty, you gain wisdom. ——Ancient proverb

73. Whoever speaks an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——Meng Jiao

74. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost. ——Li Qingzhao

75. If you examine yourself, you can know others; if you examine the present, you can know the past. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

76. A gentleman is concerned about morality but not poverty. ——The Analects of Confucius

77. Stones from other mountains can attack jade. ——"The Book of Songs·Xiaoya"

78. Don't complain about heaven, don't blame others. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

79. Seeing good is like falling short, seeing bad is like exploring the soup. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

80. The stupid bird flies first and enters the forest early, and the stupid person learns hard and becomes successful early. ——"Provincial Motto"

81. There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, but there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers. ——Lu You

82. The most useless thing is that one day will be exposed and ten days will be cold. Quotations Collection Network

83. When the book is used, it will be less regrettable. It is difficult to understand things until they have been through. ——Chen Tingzhuo

84. A saint will make a mistake if he thinks a lot; a fool will make a mistake if he thinks a lot. There must be something. ——"Yan Zi Chun Qiu"

85. The sound of wind, rain, and reading are all heard; family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs are all concerned. ——Ming Gu Xiancheng

86. Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly by. ——"Zengguang Xianwen" of the Ming Dynasty

87. Don't express your anger and don't make mistakes. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

88. Dying before leaving the army will make the hero burst into tears. ——Du Fu

89. Hibiscus comes out of clear water, and the carvings are naturally removed. ——Li Bai

90. There is a sequence of learning, and there is a specialization of skills. ——Han Yuwu

91. If you want to settle down in your home, you must first settle down in your country. ——Wu Zetian

92. Death is inevitable for everyone, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. ——Han Dynasty Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

93. When you are old and strong, you would rather know your heart with a white head; when you are poor and strong, you will not fall into the clouds. ——Wang Bo

94. Thousands of sails passed by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of spring trees were in front of the diseased trees. ——Liu Yuxi

95. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. ——"Mencius"

96. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement. ——"Book of Changes"

97. The original intention of reading is Yuanyuan. ——Lu You of the Song Dynasty

98. Everyone can be Yao and Shun. ——"Mencius"

99. Great straightness is like flexion, great skill is like clumsiness, great debate is like indolence. ——"Laozi"

100. A slight difference is a thousand miles away. ——"Book of Han"

101. Be tireless in learning and teaching. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

102. Play a thousand tunes and then the sound will dawn; watch a thousand swords and then recognize the weapon. ——Liu Xie

103. The sun rises in the east and rains in the west. There is no sunshine but there is sunshine. ——Liu Yuxi

104. A single spark can start a prairie fire. ——Shang Shu

105. If you fail to learn, you are afraid of losing it.

——"The Analects of Confucius·Qin Bo"

106. Learning but not knowing is the same as not learning; knowing but not being able to do it is the same as not knowing. ——Huang Jing

107. The green mountains cannot cover it, and it will flow eastward after all.

——Xin Qiji