Famous aphorisms about ancient China

1. If you don’t fly, you will soar into the sky; if you don’t sing, you will become a blockbuster. ——Sima Qian

2. Because of the eccentric nature of human nature, he can only write good sentences, but his words are not surprising. ——Du Fu

3. There is no beginning for failure, and there is an end for failure. ——The Book of Songs

4. Life has its limits, and knowledge has no limits. ——Zhuangzi

5. With perseverance, gold and stone can be carved. ——Xunzi? Encourage learning

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

7. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. ——Gu Yanwu

8. If you don’t climb a mountain, you don’t know how high the sky is; if you don’t face a deep stream, you don’t know how thick the earth is. ——"Xunzi"

9. If you continue to break things, you will suffer chaos. ——Han Shu

10. A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer. ——Qu Yuan

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

12. Don’t be afraid of clouds covering your eyes, because you are at the highest level. ——Wang Anshi

13. The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind flutters, and the life experience is ups and downs. ——Wen Tianxiang

14. Be tireless in learning and teaching. ——Confucius

15. Don’t wait any longer. The gray head of a young man will make you sad! ——Yue Fei

16. Birds of a feather flock together, and people divide into groups. ——The Book of Changes

17. Once upon a time, there was no water in the sea, except for Wushan, it was not a cloud. ——Yuan Zhen

18. Sometimes, there will be strong winds and waves, and the sails will hang straight to help the sea. ——Li Bai

19. I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain. ——Su Shi

20. If it is violent in one day and cold in ten days, no one can survive. ——"Mencius"

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

22. What you learn on paper will eventually make you realize it, but you will definitely know that it must be done in detail. ——Lu You

23. Where there is a will, there is a way. ——The Book of the Later Han Dynasty

24. The bright moon rises on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time. ——Zhang Jiuling

25. Read more than ten thousand volumes, and write like a master. ——Du Fu

26. The moon is melting in the pear blossom courtyard, and there is a gentle breeze in the catkins pond. ——Yan Shu

27. It is difficult to live up to the great reputation. ——The Book of the Later Han Dynasty

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

29. Learning without thinking means nothing, thinking without learning means peril. ——Confucius

30. A sage will make a mistake after a thousand worries; a fool will make a mistake after a thousand worries. There must be something. ——"Yan Zi Chun Qiu"

31. Those who watch the utensils are good craftsmen, and those who watch the sick are good doctors. ——Ye Shi of the Song Dynasty

32. Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed. ——Cen Shen

33. Listening together will lead to enlightenment, but believing only partially will lead to darkness. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

34. He is sensitive and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. ——Confucius

35. Without learning, there is no way to expand talents, and without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. ——Zhuge Liang

36. The movement of heaven is constant. It will not exist for Yao, nor will it perish for Jie. "Gou Zi"

37. Everything in the world is difficult and easy. If you do it, the difficult ones will become easy; if you don't do it, the easy ones will also be difficult. ——Uncle Peng Duan

38. Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. ——Fu Xuan

39. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. ——Confucius

40. When you are at the top, you can see all the mountains and small mountains at a glance. ——Du Fu

41. There is no colorful phoenix flying wings in the body, but there is a clear understanding in the heart. ——Li Shangyin

42. The green mountains cannot cover it, and it will flow eastward after all. ——Xin Qiji

43. After learning, you don’t know enough. ——Book of Rites

44. Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather, depending on how it is used. ——Sima Qian

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

46. Don’t worry, no one knows you in the future. No one in the world knows you. ——Gao Shi

47. I smiled at the sky with my horizontal sword, leaving my liver and gallbladder intact. ——Tan Sitong

48. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned. ——Confucius

49. My life has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. ——"Zhuangzi"

50. The mountains are high and the moon is small, but the truth will come to light. ——Su Shi

51. The flowers fell helplessly, and the familiar swallows returned. ——Yan Shu

52. A one-year plan is better than tree valley; a ten-year plan is better than trees; a hundred-year plan is better than cultivating people. ——"Guan Yu"

53. A scholar dies for a confidant. ——Historical Records

54. Haste makes waste, and small gains mean big things will fail. ——The Analects of Confucius

55. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. ——Shang Shu

56. Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. ——Sun Tzu's Art of War

57. When you encounter a pit, you gain wisdom. ——Ancient Proverb

58. In times of crisis, loyalty is revealed to ministers, and in times of chaos, loyalty is revealed. ——Bao Zhao

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

60. The memory of a close friend is like a neighbor even though the world is far away. ——Wang Bo

61. 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.

——Sun Zhaoyuan

62. Wealth cannot be lascivious, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot bend. ——Mencius

63. Whoever speaks of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——Mengjiao

64. The wind is rustling and the water is cold. A strong man will never return once he is gone. ——"Warring States Policy"

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

66. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. ——Liu Bei

67. Read it a hundred times, and its meaning will appear by itself. ——Three Kingdoms

68. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——Confucius

69. The rope cuts the wood, and the water drops penetrate the stone. ——Song? Luo Dajing

70. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man. ——The Analects of Confucius

71. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. ——The Analects of Confucius

72. What is lost in the east is gained in the mulberry tree. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty"

73. Playing with things makes one lose one's ambition. ——Shu Jing

74. Those in authority are confused, but onlookers are clear. ——New Book of Tang

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

76. If you want to impose a crime, there is no reason to hesitate. ——Zuo Zhuan

77. Work is accomplished by hard work, wasteful by play, accomplished by thinking, destroyed by following. ——Han Yu

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

79. When I was young, I knew that the world was difficult, and the Central Plains looked to the north like a mountain. ——Lu You

80. God pities the grass, and the world is clear at night. ——Li Shangyin

81. There is no intention of struggling for spring, but once everyone is jealous. ——Lu You

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

83. Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers. ——Gong Zizhen

84. Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. ——Fan Zhongyan

85. If you don’t worry about others, you don’t know yourself, and when you worry, you don’t know others. ——Confucius

86. Green comes from blue and green comes from blue. ——Xunzi

87. Great straightness is like bending, great skill is like clumsiness, great debate is like indolence. ——"Laozi"

88. There is no end to learning. ——Xunzi

89. Clothes are as new as new, and people are as old as old. ——Yan Zi Chun Qiu

90. A benevolent person sees it as benevolence, and a wise person sees it as wisdom. ——"Book of Changes"

91. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. ——Liu Yi

92. Asking the canal how clear it is is because there is a source of living water. ——Zhu Xi

93. If you know your shortcomings, you can reflect on yourself; if you know your difficulties, you can improve yourself. ——"Book of Rites"

94. Thousands of thick green branches and a little red do not need much to move the spring scenery. ——Wang Anshi

95. Both your body and your name will be destroyed, and the eternal flow of rivers will not be wasted. ——Du Fu

96. When the book is used, it will be regretted. It will not be difficult until it has happened. ——Lu You

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

98. Insight into worldly matters is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is all knowledge. ——"A Dream of Red Mansions"

99. It takes three days to test the jade, and seven years to identify the material. ——Bai Juyi

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

101. Trustworthy words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not believed. A good person does not argue, and a person who debates is not good. ——Lao Tzu

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

103. If you have a solid warehouse, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace. ——"Guanzi"

104. Failure to do what is right is not courageous. ——The Analects of Confucius

105. The prime years will never come back again, and it is difficult to come back to the morning every day. You should be encouraged in time, and time waits for no one. ——Tao Yuanming

106. For the song "Yangchun", those who can harmonize it will be few; it is difficult to live up to its great reputation. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty"

107. Work hard and die. ——Zhuge Liang's "The Later Disciple"

108. If you want to see a thousand miles away, reach a higher level. ——Wang Zhihuan

109. There is a sequence of learning, and there is a specialization of skills. ——Han Yu

110. A broken mirror does not change its brightness, and a dead orchid does not change its fragrance. ——Meng Jiao

111. Never forgetting the past is the teacher of the future. ——"Warring States Policy" 2. Don't wait for closure, the young man's head will turn gray, and he will feel empty and sad. ——Yue Fei

112. The plum blossoms are less white than the snow, but the snow is less fragrant than the plum blossoms. ——Luo Meipo

113. When misfortune comes, blessings rely on it; when blessings come, the pot lies on it. ——"Laozi"

114. To relax without relaxing is the way of civil and military affairs; to relax without stretching is the way of civil and military affairs. ——"Book of Rites"

115. A wise man will lose something if he thinks a lot; a fool will gain something if he thinks a lot. ——Yan Zi Chun Qiu 2. Tell everything you know, and tell everything you know. ——Su Xun

116. The endless falling trees are rustling, and the endless Yangtze River is rolling in. ——Du Fu

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

118. Those who gain the right will get many help, while those who lose the right will get little help. ——"Mencius"

119. Asking you how much sorrow you can have is like a river of spring water flowing eastward. ——Li Yu

120. When the mountains look up, the scenery stops.

——"The Book of Songs"

121. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know. ——Book of Rites

122. You cannot admonish those who have gone by, but you can still pursue those who have come. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

123. A gentleman is concerned about morality but not poverty.

——The Analects of Confucius