Famous quotes:

1. If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know.

Source: "Book of Rites·Xue Ji"

Translation: Without carving, jade cannot become a useful jade article; without learning, people do not understand things.

2. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit.

Source: "Shang Shu"

Translation: Being complacent with your achievements will lead to losses and disasters; being humble and always aware of your own shortcomings will benefit from it .

3. Isn’t it a gentleman if a person doesn’t know something but doesn’t feel embarrassed?

Source: "The Analects of Confucius"

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?

4. The stupid bird flies first and enters the forest early; the stupid person learns hard and becomes talented early.

Source: "Motto of Saving the World"

Translation: Birds that fly slowly take off early and fly into the woods earlier than other birds. People who are not smart enough only need to work hard. , you can become successful earlier than others.

5. There is a road to the mountain of books, and hard work is the path to the mountain of books. There is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat.

Source: "Zengguang Xianwen"

Translation: Diligence is a shortcut to the peak of knowledge. Only by not being afraid of hardship can you swim freely in the ocean of knowledge.

6. Learning is like sailing against the current. If you don’t advance, you will retreat.

Source: "Zengguang Xianwen"

Translation: Learning requires continuous progress and continuous efforts, just like a boat traveling against the current. If you don't work hard to move forward, you can only go backwards.

7. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are enough to be warned.

Source: "Preface to Poetry"

Translation: Those who make criticisms are not guilty. When you hear other people's criticisms, you should carefully reflect on yourself. If you make mistakes, correct them. If they are not wrong, take them as advice given to you by others.

8. Good medicine is hard on the mouth but good for the disease; good advice is hard on the ears but good for deeds.

Source: "Confucius' Family Sayings"

Translation: Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for curing diseases; words of advice and admonishment sound unpleasant but are good for people's behavior.

9. Don’t blame God or blame others.

Source: "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When encountering setbacks and failures, never make excuses objectively and never push the responsibility to others. Later it developed into the idiom "blame everything but others" .

10. Don’t express your anger and never make mistakes.

Source: "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When you make a mistake, don't anger others, and don't make it a second time.