Patriotism

1. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. ——Gu Yanwu

2. I dare not forget about my country despite my humble status. ——Lu You's "Sickness arose from the Book"

3. On the day when Wang Shibei set the Central Plains, he never forgot to tell Nai Weng about family sacrifices. ——Lu You's "Shi'er"

4. Never forgetting the country in the face of adversity is loyalty. ——"Zuo Zhuan, Year of Zhao Gong"

5. Take a long breath to cover your tears, mourning the hardships of the people's lives. ——Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"

6. Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history. ——Wen Tianxiang "Crossing the Lingding Ocean"

7. Serve the country with loyalty. ——"History of the Song Dynasty: Biography of Yue Fei"

8. Benefit the country, not wealth. ——"Book of Rites·Confucianism"

9. Sacrificing one's life to go to the national disaster, seeing death as a sudden return home. ——Cao Zhi's "White Horse"

10. Worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness. ——Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower"

11. Treat the home as the home, the township as the township, the country as the country, and the world as the world. ——"Guanzi·Herdsman"

Ming Zhi

12. Those who accomplished great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance and perseverance. ——Su Shi's "Chao Cuo Lun"

13. Aim high. ——Zhuge Liang's "Book of Admonitions to Foreign Students"

14. If you have ambitions, you will not grow taller, but if you have no ambitions, you will live a hundred years in vain. ——Shi Chengjin's "Heirlooms·Proverbs and Herdsmen"

15. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

16. Scholars who aspire to the Tao, but are ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly, are not worthy of discussion. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

17. Without indifference, there is no clear ambition, and without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal. ——Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments"

18. Where there is a will, there is a way. ——"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Geng Yan"

19. The three armies can seize the commander, but the ordinary man cannot seize the ambition. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zihan"

20. If the ambition is small, it will be easy to achieve; if it is insufficient, there will be no way to advance. ——Zhang Zai's "Confucian Classics Liku·Xue Da Yuan Xia"

21. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Qin Bo"

22. Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise. ——"Mozi · Self-cultivation"

23. The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan! ——"Historical Records·Chen She Family"

Keeping integrity

24. When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zihan"

25. When the time comes, we can see each other and draw pictures one by one. ——Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness"

26. Don't betray for the sake of poverty, and don't change your ambition for the sake of being humble. ——Huan Kuan's "Salt and Iron Theory: Vast Territory"

27. It is better to have jade broken than to be completely tiled. ——"Book of Northern Qi·Biography of Yuan Jing'an"

28. The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister. ——Li Shimin's "Giving to Xiao Yu"

29. Coming out of the mud but not stained, washing the clear ripples without being evil. ——Zhou Dunyi's "Shuo on Love of Lotus"

30. Fame and integrity are more important than Mount Tai, while profit is less important than feathers. ——Yu Qian's "Untitled"

31. Don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, and keep your innocence in the world. ——Yu Qian's "Ode of Lime"

32. Stay firm on the green hills and never let go. The roots are still in the broken rocks.

33. After thousands of hardships, you are still strong, no matter how strong the wind is from the southeast, northwest or northwest. ——Zheng Xie (xiè) "Inscriptions on Bamboo and Stone"

34. People with lofty ideals and benevolence do not seek to survive to harm their benevolence, but they kill themselves to achieve benevolence. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"

35. Do not lower your ambitions and do not humiliate your body. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Weizi"

36. Wealth cannot be lascivious, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued. ——"Mencius·Teng Wen Gong"

37. If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are rich, you can be good for the world. ——"Mencius: Devoting Your Heart"

38. Death is inevitable for everyone, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. ——Sima Qian's "Book of Reporting to Ren An"

Self-improvement

39. Make further progress by making further progress. ——Zhu Xi's "Reply to Gong Zhongzhi"

40. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost. ——Li Qingzhao's "Wujiang"

41. There are many difficulties in front of us. Since ancient times, men should strive for self-improvement. ——Li Xianyong's "Giving People Away"

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

43. He who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong. ——"Laozi" Chapter 33

44. Don't blame God, don't blame others. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen"

45. When Heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to this person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his skin, deplete his body, and mess up his place. for. ——"Mencius Gaozi Xia"

46. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. ——"Mencius Gaozi Xia"

47. He who can defeat a strong enemy must first conquer himself. ——"Book of Shang Jun·Painting Strategy"

48. The old man is always ambitious and has great ambitions; the martyrs are ambitious in their old age. ——Cao Cao's "The Turtle Lives Longevity"

49. It's late at night, and the sky is full of clouds. ——Liu Yuxi's "Instructions on Rewarding Lotte and Ying Lao"

50. The road is long and long, and I will search up and down. ——Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"

51. If you cultivate yourself and strengthen yourself, you will be worthy of Yao and Yu. ——"Xunzi · Self-cultivation"

Integrity

52. Breaking one's word does not establish one's trust.

——"Zuo Zhuan·The Twenty-Two Years of Duke Xiang"

53. A light promise will lead to a low faith. ——"Laozi"

54. I examine myself three times every day: Have I been unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

55. When making friends, keep your word. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

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

57. A promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold. ——"Historical Records·Biography of Ji Bu Luan Bu"

58. If a person has no faith, he does not know what he can do. ——"The Analects of Confucius: Government"

59. The people cannot stand without trust. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan"

60. Rhetoric establishes sincerity. ——"Book of Changes·Qian·Classical Chinese"

61. If you are not refined and sincere, you cannot move people. ——"Zhuangzi·Father of Fish"

Changes

62. Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall; using people as a mirror, you can understand Gains and losses. ——"Old Tang Book Biography of Wei Zheng"

63. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are warned. ——Bai Juyi's "Nine Books of the Yuan Dynasty"

64. It is unwise to make mistakes without knowing it; it is not courageous to know but not be able to change. ——Li Gou's "Book of Changes Ninth"

65. If you hear about it, you will be happy. If you know your mistakes, you will not hide them, and you will not be afraid to correct them. ——Lu Jiuyuan "With Fu Quanmei"

66. If there is something, change it, if not, encourage it. ——Zhu Xi's "Annotations to the Four Books·Analects of Confucius" Volume 1

67. It is not more valuable than having no mistakes, but more valuable than being able to correct them. ——Wang Shouren's "Repair"

68. Qin's evil people died after hearing about their mistakes, but Han's good plans were able to prosper after hearing about their mistakes. ——Xue Xuan's "Study Record"

69. Correcting one's mistakes and carrying forward (carrying forward) one's good qualities is called "cultivation". ——Yan Yuan's "Records of Mr. Yan Xizhai's Words and Deeds"

70. Loyal words are unpleasant to the ear and beneficial to action; good medicine is bitter to the mouth and beneficial to the disease. ——"Zengguang Xianwen"

71. Who has no fault? If you can change your past, there is no greater good. ——"Zuo Zhuan: The Second Year of Xuangong"

72. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong": If you make a mistake and don't correct it, this is really called a mistake.

Benevolence

73. The benevolent are invincible. ——"Mencius, King Hui of Liang"

74. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan"

75. Good words to others are warmer than cloth; words that hurt others are deeper than spears and halberds. ——"Xunzi·Honor and Disgrace"

76. Don't hide people's goodness, and don't talk about people's evil. ——"Warring States Policy·Wei Ce"

77. If you love someone without the right way, you will do harm to them. ——Volume 96 of "Zizhi Tongjian" If you love him in the wrong way, it will harm him.

78. If you love others as much as you love yourself, you will be fully benevolent. ——Zhang Zai's "Zhengmeng·Zhongzheng"

79. Old people, I am old, and people are old; young people, I am young, and people are young. ——"Mencius, King Hui of Liang"

80. A gentleman is most likely to be kind to others. ——"Mencius Gongsun Chou" The highest virtue of a gentleman is to do good deeds with others.

81. Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others. ——"Mencius Li Lou Xia"

82. People are my compatriots; things are with me. ——Zhang Zai's "Zhengmeng Qiansheng"

83. Only the benevolent can do good to others and do evil to others. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren" Only the benevolent know how to love and hate others.

84. If people are unkind, what about etiquette? If people are not benevolent, what joy will there be? ——"The Analects of Confucius·Eight Yi (yì)"

85. The benevolent live longer. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yongye"

86. Being broad-minded will win many people. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yang Huo"

Guihe

87. Those who enjoy the happiness of the people will also enjoy their happiness; those who worry about the worries of the people will also worry about their worries. ——"Mencius, King Hui of Liang"

88. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. ——"Mencius Gongsun Chou"

89. If a thousand people are of the same mind, they will gain thousands of manpower; if ten thousand people are of different minds, there will be no use for any one person. ——"Huainanzi·Military Strategy Training"

90. A single person is easy to break, but a group of people is difficult to destroy. ——Cui Hong's "The Spring and Autumn Period of the Thirty Kingdoms·Western Qin Dynasty"

91. When two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can break the metal. ——"Book of Changes·Xici"

92. Being kind and kind to your neighbors is a national treasure. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Sixth Year"

93. When it comes to rituals, harmony is the most valuable thing. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

94. Gentlemen are harmonious but different; villains are harmonious but not harmonious. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zilu" A gentleman lives in harmony with others, but has his own opinions; a villain is easy to agree with others, but cannot live in peace with others.

95. A gentleman is harmonious and does not flow. (Liu: blind obedience) - "The Book of Rites: Doctrine of the Mean"

96. Treat others harmoniously, be lenient to accept others, and treat others with forgiveness, which is what a gentleman is. ——Lin Bu's "Saving Heart Record"

97. Isn't it a joy to have friends come from afar? ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

98. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan"

99. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. A gentleman is indifferent to intimacy, but a villain is willing to give up. ——"Zhuangzi·Shanmu"

Stressing Righteousness

100. If you do too much unrighteousness, you will surely die.

——"Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Year"

101. Righteousness brings profit, and profit enriches the people. ——"Guoyu·Jinyu"

102. Never avoid difficulties. ——"Book of Rites, Qu Li 1": In the face of disasters and dangers, don't live in an ignoble way and lose your integrity as a human being.

103. The law of righteousness lies in correcting oneself, not correcting others. ——Dong Zhongshu's "Chun Qiu Fanlu·The Law of Benevolence and Righteousness"

104. Life is what I want, and righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both, and you must sacrifice life for righteousness. ——"Mencius Gaozi 1"

105. Those who put righteousness first and then benefit will be honored; those who put benefit first and then righteousness will be disgraced. ——"Xunzi Honor and Disgrace"

106. Righteousness nourishes the heart; benefit nourishes the body. ——Dong Zhongshu's "Spring and Autumn Blossoms·The nourishment of the body is more important than righteousness"

107. A gentleman's righteousness is a quality, he is righteous when he gains righteousness, and he is light when he loses righteousness. He is honored by righteousness, and betrays righteousness. ——Lu Jiuyuan "With Guo Bangyi"

108. Righteousness brings profit, and profit enriches the people. ——"Guoyu·Jinyu"

109. See benefit and think of meaning. ——"The Analects·Xianwen"

110. Seeing and thinking about meaning. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Ji Shi"

111. It is not righteous to take something that does not exist. ——"Mencius: Dedicate Your Heart"

Courage

112. A benevolent person must be brave, but a brave person does not have to be benevolent. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen"

113. A benevolent person will not worry, a knowledgeable person will not be confused, and a brave person will not be afraid. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen"

114. Righteousness lies in not giving in to power and disregarding its benefits. ——"Xunzi·Honor and Disgrace"

115. He who knows and is good at asking questions is a sage, and he who is brave and good at asking questions wins. ——"Words·Nature"

116. Treat death as home. ——"Guanzi Xiaokuang"

117. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biography of Ban Chao"

118. Xiaoyong is the result of blood; great courage is the result of justice. ——Zhu Xi's "Annotations to the Four Books·Annotations to Mencius" Volume 2

119. A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. ——Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

120. Being brave is to follow the righteousness. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Sixteenth Year of Duke Ai"

121. Failure to do what is right is a lack of courage. ——"The Analects of Confucius·For Politics"

Love to learn

122. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time? ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

123. Learning without thinking is useless, thinking without learning is dangerous. ——"The Analects of Confucius·For Politics"

124. Be tireless in learning and teaching. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Shuer"

125. Actions are accomplished by thinking and destroyed by following. ——Han Yu's "Explanation of Jinxue": Virtue is achieved by deep thought, but destroyed by echoing others' opinions.

126. The sage is the teacher of impermanence. ——Han Yu's "Teacher's Theory"

127. Learning is as valuable as having a teacher as it is getting friends. ——Tang Zhen's "Qianshu·Lectures"

128. Learn it eruditely, interrogate it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently. ——"Book of Rites· Doctrine of the Mean"

129. When three people walk together, they must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Shu Er"

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

131. A good scholar fakes others' strengths to make up for his shortcomings. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Period·Yongzhong"

132. Read more than ten thousand volumes, and write like a god. ——Du Fu's "Twenty-Two Rhymes from Wei Zuocheng"

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

134. The prime years will not come again, and it will be difficult to morning again. Be encouraged in time, time waits for no one. ——One of Tao Yuanming's "Eight Miscellaneous Poems"

135. Don't wait for leisure. The young man's head is gray, and he is empty and sad. ——Yue Fei's "Man Jiang Hong · Writings of Feelings"

136. It is easy for a young man to learn from an old man, and it is difficult to learn from an old man. An inch of time cannot be taken lightly. ——Zhu Xi's "Encouraging Learning"

137. Tomorrow comes tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows! If I wait for tomorrow, everything will be wasted. ——Wen Jia's "Tomorrow's Song"

138. Smart and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Gongye Chang"

139. Be convinced and eager to learn, and stick to the good way. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Taibo"

140. I don't eat all day long, stay up all night, thinking, it is useless, it is not as good as learning. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"

141. Be knowledgeable and determined, ask questions carefully and think deeply. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zizhang": Study extensively to strengthen your will, ask questions sincerely and think in connection with reality.

142. If you are knowledgeable and explain it in detail, you will talk about it in reverse. ——"Mencius Li Lou Xia"

143. It is better to have no "Book" than to fully believe in the "Book". ——"Mencius: Try your best"

144. Learn until you are done with it. ——"Xunzi Encouraging Learning": Learning does not stop until the last moment of life.

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

Diligence and thrift

146. A gentleman uses frugality to overcome difficulties. ——"Book of Changes·No"

147. Be diligent in your country and frugal in your family. ——"Shang Shu·Dayu Mo"

148. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was caused by diligence and frugality, and failure was caused by extravagance.

——Li Shangyin's "Ode to History"

149. Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, but leisure can destroy one's life. ——"New History of the Five Dynasties·Preface to the Biography of Lingguan"

150. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. ——Sima Guang's "Exercise thrift to show health"

151. Take it in moderation and use it in moderation, and you will always have enough. ——Volume 234 of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

152. Only frugality can help integrity, but forgiveness can become a virtue. ——"History of the Song Dynasty·Biography of Fan Chunren"

153. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficult place where you came from; half a thread, half a strand, constant thoughts on the difficulty of material resources. ——Zhu Bolu's "Motto for Managing a Family"

154. Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Twenty-Four Years of Duke Zhuang"

155. People's livelihood depends on diligence, and diligence will not lead to shortage. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Xuan Gong Twelve Years"

156. Frugality leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to death. ——"Mozi·Ci Guo"

157. It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work?

——Li Shen's "Compassion for the Farmers"