Collection of famous aphorisms from ancient proverbs

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Ancient Chinese proverb 1

Horsepower can be seen through a long journey, and people's hearts can be seen through time. The strong wind knows the strong grass, the fierce fire knows the true gold.

Every grass has roots, and every word has a reason. Enjoy the taste of food and be obedient to the sound.

Money is like dung, but kindness is worth a thousand pieces of gold. The Tao is high, dragons and tigers lurk, and the virtues are high, ghosts and gods are everywhere.

When gold is transported away, it turns into iron, and when it comes, iron becomes like gold. Life or death is not up to one's will, wealth and honor all depend on hard work.

When you are near the water, you know the nature of fish, and when you are near the mountains, you know the sounds of birds. If you stand by the river for a long time, you will surely see the heart of the sea.

Only by virtue of one's own virtue can one make friends. Those who are virtuous are not humble, and those who are knowledgeable are not poor.

Walking alone is worthy of the shadow; sleeping alone is worthy of the quilt. Why bother with silk and bamboo? The mountains and rivers have clear sounds.

No matter how rich or poor you make friends, friendship is worth a thousand dollars. It hurts friends to be respectful and distant, but it is beneficial to friends to stay close.

A small weight weighs a thousand pounds, and a small pepper irritates people's hearts. A close friend who keeps fighting, a neighbor who keeps scolding.

A thousand miles will not bully an lone person, and a single tree will not make a forest. There are close friends in the sea, and there are neighbors in the world.

White wine makes a man’s face red, and his heart is gold. If you have no money, don't join the crowd. If you are in trouble, don't look for relatives.

The fence is tight and wild dogs cannot get through. There is no pile of soil in life, but there is always the heart of the world.

If you are a relative, you are not a close relative, but if you are not a close relative, you are still a close relative; if you have not come to the door for three years, you will not be close if you are a close relative.

When a poor man sees a poor man, it is better to be a close relative than to be a close relative; when a rich man sees a rich man, he is a close relative rather than a close relative.

A human heart is exchanged for a human heart, and eight taels are exchanged for half a catty. The way of a gentleman lasts forever, and the truth is reflected in people's hearts.

Recognize reason but not people, help managers but not relatives. People and affairs undergo metabolism, and exchanges become ancient and modern.

Let people not be out of touch if they are not weak. Repeatedly we have to take care of things, but first don’t deceive your heart.

I would rather endure my own anger than hurt my parents. If you are not sick, don't be too thin. If your family is safe, don't complain about being poor.

A tiger can still be approached when it is alive, but a poisonous person cannot be kissed. Don't talk about profit if you don't have capital. If you have goods, you don't have to worry about poverty.

Hide antiques in prosperous times, and collect gold in troubled times. When you are full and warm, you have lustful thoughts; when you are hungry and cold, you have a greedy heart.

Those who share the same desires hate each other, and those who share the same worries love each other. The wine is drunk when one knows it, and the poem is recited to the gathering.

There is no way to save troubles like tranquility, and there is nothing like diligence to make up for clumsiness. The bed is connected to the room, and the trees in front of the steps are blowing in the clouds.

The officials and the people are close to each other, and the guests come to work diligently. Reading must be done with intention, a word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

Everyone is rich because of their salary, but I am the only one who is poor because of my official position. Hermits should not be imitated, politicians should not be approached.

Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, you must be careful at all times. Fame and fortune have always been a source of right and wrong.

The waves of the sea are shallow, but a small person is only an inch deep; when the sea dries up, it will eventually bottom out, and people will die without realizing it.

Wealth cannot be lascivious, poverty cannot be removed, power cannot be surrendered, and power cannot be invaded.

Once you are diligent, you must be lazy, and you must be lazy even if you are not lazy; if you are lazy, you must be diligent even if you are not diligent.

Look up to the sky with no regrets, bow down to the earth with no regrets, act with no regrets from others, and stop with no regrets from the heart.

Ancient Proverbs 2

1. If you read thousands of volumes, you will write like a god.

2. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

3. Don't blame God, don't blame others. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

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

5. Read for the rise of China. ——Zhou Enlai

6. Black-haired people don’t know how to study hard early, and white-headed people regret studying late. ——Yan Zhenqing

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

8. Isn't it a gentleman who doesn't know something but is not stunned? ——"The Analects of Confucius"

8. A gentleman hides his weapons in his body and waits for the time to move. ——"Book of Changes"

10. No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no self. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

11. Even the villain's faults must be written down.

——"The Analects of Confucius"

12. 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.

13. If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be sad.

14. Don’t cover up your great virtue with a single glance. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

15. If a person can do it once, he can do it by a hundred; if a person can do it by ten, he can do it by a thousand. ——"The Doctrine of the Mean"

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

17. Think before you act. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

18. When two people are of the same mind, they are as sharp as metal; when two people are of the same mind, they are as smelly as orchids. ——"The Book of Changes"

19. When the book is used, it will be regretted. ——Lu You

20. No one has ever made a mistake, but if he can correct his mistakes, there is no greater good. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

21. Ask the canal where it is so clear, because there is a source of living water. ——Zhu Xi

22. If a bird wants to fly high, it first flutters its wings; if a man wants to make progress, he first studies. ——Li Ruochan

23. A day without books means everything is wasted. ——Chen Shou

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

25. Be true to your word and bear fruit in your deed. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

26. Fullness will lead to loss, but modesty will benefit. ——"Shang Shu"

27. A gentleman is ashamed of his words and goes beyond his actions. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

28. The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

29. If you are a person of three, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

30. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

31. Reading requires three things: heart, eyes, and mouth.

32. Read three hundred Tang poems by heart, and can recite them even if you can’t compose them. ——Sun Zhu

33. A little impatience will mess up a big plan. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

34. A day without reading will make a difference, and a day without writing will make a difference.

35. Reading a good book is like making a good friend. ——Zang Kejia

36. Books are the ladder of human progress.

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

38. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. ——"Three Kingdoms"

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

40. Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

41. A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

42. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

43. Do your duty and do not give in to the teacher. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

44. If you learn without thinking, you will be at a loss; if you think without learning, you will be in danger. ——Confucius

45. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. ——"Book of Changes"

46. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool, and if people do not learn, they will not know righteousness.

47. Travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books.

48. A gentleman should stick to his roots, and the Tao will be born from his roots. ——"The Analects of Confucius";