Qin and Han Dynasties

"Shang Shu"

Playing with things makes one lose one's ambition. ——"Shang Shu"

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

A single spark can start a prairie fire. ——"Shangshu"

"Book of Rites"

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are careful, there are no disciples. ——"Book of Rites"

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

Everything will be established if it is foreseen, and it will be wasted if it is not predicted. ——"Book of Rites"

Learn it extensively, examine it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently. ——"Book of Rites"

After learning, you will know your shortcomings; after teaching, you will know your difficulties. If you know your shortcomings, you can reflect on yourself; if you know your difficulties, you can improve yourself. ——"Book of Rites"

To be relaxed but not relaxed is the way of civil and military affairs; to be relaxed but not relaxed is the way of civil and military affairs. ——"Book of Rites"

"Historical Records"

A scholar dies for a confidant. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

The peach and plum trees do not speak, but they create their own mistakes. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

The skin of a thousand sheep is not as good as the armpit of a fox. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

In the midst of strategizing, victory can be achieved thousands of miles away. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

The wind rustles and the water becomes cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

If you don't fly, you will soar into the sky; if you don't sing, you will become a blockbuster. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather, and the use of it varies. ——Sima Qian's "Historical Records"

"Hanshu"

They are not the same. ——"Book of Han"

Seeing once is worth hearing a hundred times. ——"Book of Han"

If you continue to break things, you will suffer from chaos. ——"Book of Han"

The mistakes made by the previous ones are the lessons for those behind. ——"Book of Han"

A slightest mistake is a thousand miles away. ——"Book of Han"

If you are envious of fish in the abyss, it is better to retreat and build a net. ——"Book of Han"

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are careful, there are no disciples. ——"Book of Han"

Others

A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise? ——"Huainanzi"

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be nourished but cannot be kissed. ——Han Han Ying

If a young man does not work hard, he will be sad if he is an old man. ——The ancient Chinese Yuefu poem "Long Song Xing"

Living with good people is like entering the room of Lan Zhi and not smelling its fragrance for a long time, then you will be transformed into it. Living with evil people is like entering an abalone den. If you don't smell the smell for a long time, you will be transformed by it.

——Liu Xiang