1. Don’t let others blame you for your good intentions. When they do good deeds, they should do what I can’t bear to do, and there will be no retribution. Even if you encounter danger, just smile. ——Lin Bu's "Record of Heart-Saving"
Translation: I can't give up the idea of ??doing good deeds just because others have failed me. When I helped others, it was just a natural act that I couldn't bear to do. No thought of repaying the favor. Even if you meet someone who is ungrateful, just laugh at them.
2. Don’t be happy because you are willing to do good, and don’t suffer from excessive greed.
Translation: The greatest happiness is to do good - to do good deeds and to be charitable. The greatest pain is greed.
3. Doing good is like climbing a mountain with a heavy load. Although the ambition is determined, the strength is still insufficient; doing evil is like riding a horse down a slope. Although there is no whip, the foot cannot control it. ——"Saving Heart"
Translation: Doing good deeds is like climbing a mountain with heavy things on your back. Although your ambition has been determined, your strength may not be enough. You must encourage yourself to keep working hard; doing evil deeds is like riding a horse. When the horse walks down the hillside, even if it is not whipped, the horse's footsteps will not stop.
4. Good people will be remembered for centuries, while evil people will be remembered for thousands of years.
Translation: The reputation of those who do good will be passed down to future generations, while the reputation of those who do evil will last forever.
5. If you do not accumulate good deeds, it is not enough to become famous; if you do not accumulate evil, it is not enough to destroy yourself. ——"Book of Changes·Xici"
Translation: Only by doing a lot of good deeds can one achieve a good reputation. If you do too many evil things, you will lead to your own destruction.
6. Never tire of giving and seeking kindness. ——Zuo Qiuming, Chunqiu, "Zuo Zhuan, Thirteen Years of Duke Zhao".
Translation: Those who are good at helping those in need never slack off; those who are good at doing good will never be satisfied.
7. There are many good words in the world, and there are many famous mountains and temples in the world.
Translation: The good words in the book teach people to do good; the temple is in a famous mountain, which adds to its beauty.
8. If you do meritorious deeds but do not reward them, then you will not do good deeds; if you do transgressions but do not punish them, you will not fear evil deeds. ——Han Liu Xiang's "Shuoyuan·Political Theory".
Translation: If you do not reward those who have made merit, those who do good will not be encouraged; if you do not punish those who have made mistakes, those who do bad things will have nothing to fear.
9. When one person is happy, the people will rely on it. ——"Book of Rites·Zhenyi No. 33".
Translation: Qing: Doing good. If the king has good deeds, all the people in the world will be blessed by him.
10. Everything should not be engraved, but if you are reading, you must be engraved; everything should not be greedy, if you buy books, you must be greedy; Everything should not be delayed, if you do good, you must be crazy. ——"Youmengying"
Translation: You should not be too demanding in everything, but you must be demanding in reading; you should not be greedy in everything, but you must be greedy in buying books; you should not be too obsessed with everything. But you have to be obsessed with doing good deeds.