Famous sentences with similar meanings to those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black:

1. Living with good people is like entering a house of orchid and not smelling its fragrance for a long time, that is, It will be transformed with it; if you live with unkind people, you will be like entering an abalone house. If you don't smell the smell for a long time, you will be transformed with it. What is hidden in elixir is red, and what is hidden in lacquer is black. Therefore, a gentleman must be careful where he is. ——Han Wang Su's "Six Books of Confucius"

Vernacular translation: Associating with people of high moral character is like entering a room full of fragrant orchids. Over time, you will no longer be able to smell the orchids. The smell of salted fish is like entering a market that sells smelly salted fish. Over time, you no longer smell the smell of salted fish. This is also because you have become integrated with the smell. The taste blends into one. The place where cinnabar is hidden is red, and the place where paint is hidden is black. Therefore, a person with moral cultivation must carefully choose the friends and environment with which he gets along.

2. The fluffy hemp grows upright without support; the white sand grows black in nirvana. ——Pre-Qin · black.

Meaning: It is a metaphor that you can become a good person even if you live in a good environment. Metaphor of the impact of the environment on people.

3. Birds of a feather flock together and people divide into groups. ——"Warring States Policy·Qi Ce III"

Meaning: It is used to metaphor that similar things often gather together, like-minded people gather in groups, and if not, they separate.

English explanation: The birds of a feather gather together.

4. If your eyes are wet and your ears are stained, you will not be able to learn. ——Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty, "Inscription on Qinghe County Gongfang Cemetery"

Vernacular translation: The ears often hear, the eyes often see, they are affected unconsciously, and they can do it without learning.

5. A gentleman must choose neighbors when he lives, and seek scholars when traveling. He chooses his residence to seek scholars, and seeks scholars to avoid trouble. ——Chun Qiu·Yan Ying's "Yan Zi Chun Qiu·Za Shang"

Vernacular translation: A gentleman must choose good neighbors when he lives, and make friends with wise men when traveling. He chooses his residence to seek wise men, and seeks wise men to avoid disasters.

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