Zhuangzi

1, everyone knows what is useful, but everyone doesn't know what is useless.

People all know the useful use, but they don't know the greater use of the useless.

2. White jade is not destroyed. What is it?

If white jade is not cut open and carefully carved, how can it become valuable jade?

3. If there is no owner, you will be trapped, and if you are unprepared, you will be wasted.

If you don't have your own ideas, you will get into trouble, and you can't do it without preparation.

4. For those who have no self, God is useless, and saints are nameless.

The person with the highest cultivation can let nature take its course and not act according to his own will; People who can adapt to the miraculous changes in nature have no desire for human beings; A man who knows everything will not be jealous of seeking any position.

5. Never forget the beginning, never seek the end; Enjoy it and forget it, that is, don't donate Tao with your heart, and don't help heaven with people. Yes, just a real person.

Don't forget the origin of life, don't look for your own home. Accept the life given by nature and be complacent, forget the change of life and death and return to nature. This is a way of not destroying nature with desire and not assisting fate with manpower. This is a real person.

6. My life is limited, but so is my knowledge. With the limit, there is no limit, and it is almost there; Knowing what you already know is almost enough.

Our life is limited, but our knowledge is infinite. If you want to pursue infinite knowledge with limited life, you will feel very tired; In this case, if we continue to pursue knowledge, we will be more tired.

7, the world's reputation without advice, the world is not without it.

People all over the world praise him, so he won't work hard, and people all over the world criticize him, so he won't be more depressed.

Everything has its own owner, and everyone is using it. If you go with it, you will prosper; if you go against it, you will die.

Everything has its owner and uses. If you conform to this principle, things will succeed; if you violate this principle, things will fail.

9. Compared with the same kind, simultaneous correspondence is also natural.

It is a natural law that the same thing is compared with each other and the same voice echoes each other.

10, the friendship between gentlemen is indifferent, and the friendship between villains is willing; A gentleman is indifferent to his relatives, but a villain is willing to give up. Join for no reason, leave for no reason.

The friendship between gentlemen is as clear (pure) as water without impurities, and the communication between villains is as sweet as sweet wine. Although the friendship between gentlemen is dull, their hearts are interlinked, and the friendship between villains is too close and sweet, but it is easy to be cut off because of interests.

Laozi

1, good as water, water is good for everything.

Being a man should nourish everything like water, but never compete with everything. This kind of character is closest to Tao.

2, heaven and earth are ruthless, and everything is a dog.

Heaven and earth are indifferent and treat each other equally.

3, holding the wood, born at the end; Nine-story platform, tired of soil. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

A folded tree growing on a sapling; Nine-story platform, built on each pile of soil; The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.

4. If the world is in trouble, it will be easy; Great things in the world must be done in the details.

All the difficulties in the world developed from easy times, and all the major events in the world were formed step by step from small places.

5, generous and naive, a late bloomer. Elephants are invisible.

The better the music, the lower it is, the better the image, and the more ethereal and profound it is.

6. It's easier and harder than it.

Promises made easily are bound to lack credibility. If you think things are easy, you will have more trouble doing things.

7. Misfortune depends on happiness, and happiness lies in misfortune.

Bad things will have good results and good things will have bad results.

8. If you are straightforward, if you are smart, if you are argumentative.

On the surface, the most upright people seem to be very wronged and accommodating, the most dexterous people seem to be clumsy, and the most eloquent people often behave very flatly.

9. It is better to stay in the middle than to say too much.

People who talk too much often get themselves into trouble. It's better to keep quiet and keep your words in your heart.

10, those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear.

He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise.

Confucius

1, not in its place, not for its politics.

If you don't hold this position, you won't ask about things within this position.

2. an upright man is open and poised while a petty man is anxious and worried.

A gentleman is broad-minded and tolerant of others; Little people love to haggle over every ounce and are narrow-minded.

3. A gentleman talks but doesn't do it.

A gentleman should speak carefully and act quickly.

4, the quality wins the text is wild, the quality wins the history, gentleness, and then the gentleman.

Too straightforward temperament is rude, too respectful etiquette is vanity, and proper temperament and etiquette are what mature people should look like.

5. If a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first.

To do a good job, preparation is very important.

6, don't be angry, don't be angry, don't give up, give a corner, don't take three corners, and you will never have it again.

Don't enlighten him until he tries to understand, no; Don't inspire him until he knows it in his heart but can't express it perfectly. If he can't draw inferences from others, don't give him repeated examples.

7. The gentleman is harmonious but different, and the villain is not harmonious.

A gentleman can maintain a harmonious relationship with the people around him, but he must think independently of his own brain when dealing with anything, and never want to blindly agree with others. But I don't have my own opinions, I just want to be completely consistent with others, and I don't care about principles, but I can't maintain a harmonious and friendly relationship with others.

8, see xian Si Qi how, see not xian and introspection.

When you see a person with virtue and talent, you should think about learning from him. When you see a person without virtue, you should reflect on whether there are any mistakes like him.

9, people have no long-term worries, there must be near worries.

If people don't have a long-term plan, they will have upcoming worries.

10, first, then.

Do what you want to say first, and then say it.

Qu Yuan

1, the whole world is muddy. I'm alone. Everyone is drunk. I wake up alone.

The world is in a muddle, only I am clear and transparent (not in cahoots), and the whole world is intoxicated, but I am awake, so I am exiled.

2. It's a long way to go, and I will go up and down.

On the road of pursuing truth, the road ahead is still long, but I will persevere and spare no effort to pursue and explore.

3. The ruler is relatively short; Every inch has its advantages. Insufficient things; I can't think clearly.

People or things have their own advantages and disadvantages, so don't seek perfection and blame, but foster strengths and avoid weaknesses.

4. Sages don't indulge in things, but can communicate with the world.

A wise man does not stick to objective conditions, but can change with the times.

5, sad and sad, parting, happy and happy.

Nothing is more sad than parting, and nothing is more joyful than making new acquaintance.

6. It is also my inner kindness. Although I died nine times, I have no regrets.

I will stick to my ideals and pursuits, even if I die ten thousand times, I will never regret it.

7. How can we go for a long time when time is colorful and changeable?

The situation is turbulent and changing rapidly. Why stay here?

8. Believe and see doubt, be loyal and slander, can you not complain?

Loyal to the monarch, loyal to the minister. Can you not resent it?

9, close your heart, be careful, and you won't lose your embarrassment. Be selfless.

You stick to a pure heart, be cautious and self-respecting, and never have any sin or fault. Your selfless behavior is comparable to heaven and earth.

10, who preached it at the beginning of ancient times? The top and bottom are shapeless, how to test them?

Who guided this country at the beginning of ancient times? Where did heaven and earth come from before they were formed?

Mencius

1, if you are poor, you will be immune to it, and if you reach it, you will help the world.

When you don't succeed, you should live a clean and honest life and cultivate your personal character. When you succeed, it will make the whole world like this.

It's better to believe in books than not to have them.

It's better to believe in Shangshu completely than not to have Shangshu. Generally speaking, reading should not be limited to books, nor should we be superstitious about books.

3, yes, and then know the weight; Degree, then know the length. Everything is natural, and the heart is what it is.

Weigh it with a scale to know the weight; Measure it with a ruler and you will know the length. Everything is like this, and the human heart needs it more.

4. People who love others will always love others. People who respect others will always respect others.

People who love others will always love others; People who respect others will always be respected by others.

5. Yang is worthy of the sky and doesn't care about people.

Looking up, I feel that I am innocent, and looking down, I feel that I am worthy of others. Aboveboard, with a clear conscience.

6. If you don't follow the rules, you can't go around the circle.

Without rules and moments, you can't draw squares and circles. This is a metaphor. Only when everyone obeys the rules can there be a good order.

7, the weather is not as good as the geographical location, and the geographical location is not as good as people.

The season and climate that are conducive to combat are not as important as the terrain that is conducive to combat, and the terrain that is conducive to combat is not as important as the will of the people.

8. Those who gain the Tao help more, while those who lose the Tao help less.

Standing on justice, benevolence and righteousness, you will get the support and help of most people; Violating morality and benevolence will inevitably lead to isolation.

9. The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light.

The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light.

10, the trouble with people is to be a good teacher.

The problem with people is that they like being other people's teachers.

Mozi

1. If you don't have a strong will, you won't be wise. If you don't believe, you won't succeed.

People who are not determined in their ambitions can't exert their wisdom; A man who breaks his word will not take bold action.

2, the fisherman's gift, not for fish; It's not love to lure mice with bugs.

Fishermen bow, not respectfully to the fish; Catching mice with worms as bait is not like mice.

3. A gentleman does not look at water, but at people. Underwater mirror, see capacity; If you look at the person in the mirror, you will know evil and good.

A gentleman does not take water as a mirror, but people as a mirror. You can see your appearance by looking at water, and you can know your luck by looking at people.

4. It's a thousand times as light as the country, but it's a one-word letter.

A gentleman's emphasis is not on a thousand cars.

5. The water in the river is not the water source; A thousand furs are not as white as foxes.

The reason why rivers are vast is not the source; The priceless fur coat is not made of the hair under the fox's armpit.

6. The powerful help others when they are sick, the rich are willing to divide people, and those who have a way advise others.

Powerful people use their strength to help others; People with wealth give their property to others; People with virtue serve others with virtue.

7. Those who are kind and unintentional will not stand, and those who do not argue will not stand.

Goodness cannot be preserved unless it is born from the heart, and it cannot be established unless it is judged by itself.

8. Listen to his words, trace his actions, observe his abilities and be cautious about his officials.

Listen to what he says, observe what he does, observe his talents, and be cautious in granting official positions.

9. If you are in politics, you will be dominated by the feelings of the next person. If you can't, you will be confused.

To govern the society well, we must have correct measures, and the correct measures come from understanding the real situation of the lower class. Understand the situation and be targeted, and the measures will be targeted; If you don't understand the situation, you will blindly formulate policies and measures, which will lead to disgust and confusion.

10, frugality leads to wealth, and fornication leads to death.

Build the country through diligence and thrift, be arrogant and extravagant, and perish the country and destroy the species.

Han Fei

1, the difficulty of ambition is not that people win, but that they win.

The goal is not to surpass others, but to surpass yourself. It is the most difficult thing to do this.

2, the embankment of thousands of feet, collapsed in the ant nest; A room 100 feet high was burning with sudden smoke.

Thousands of miles of levee, because ants dig holes, may collapse and burst its banks; A 100-foot-high building may be burned down by a fire caused by sparks from a chimney gap.

3. Confucianism flouts the law, and chivalrous men violate the ban by force.

Literati always use pens to disturb the legal system, while chivalrous people always use violence to break the law.

4, there is a fixed business at home, although hungry; State-owned regular law, although dangerous, will not die.

There is a fixed industry at home, and even if it catches up with the great famine, it is not afraid of starvation; The country has fixed laws and will not die even if there is a crisis.

5. Don't avoid enmity by external support, and don't avoid enmity by internal support.

Recommend outsiders not to avoid enemies, and recommend insiders not to avoid children.

6, a little knowledge can't do anything, and the clock can't be the main method.

Only smart people should not be entrusted with heavy responsibilities; People who are not particularly loyal and upright should not be allowed to control the law.

7, it is hard to know, and it is hard to know.

It is not difficult to understand the truth, but it is difficult to deal with the problem wisely.

8. If you are empty, you will know the truth, and if you are quiet, you will know that the doer is right.

Stay out of it and you will see the truth; Only by keeping calm can we work out the principles of action.

9. The vacation is not long, and the vacation is not long.

Deceptive self-boasting, it won't take long to be seen through; It won't be long before you cover up the truth and cheat.

10, governing the people is impermanent, only the rule of law.

There is no fixed way to govern the people. Only by implementing the rule of law can we manage the people well.

xunzi

1, not cold, I don't know pine and cypress; It is not difficult to know a gentleman.

Without the coldest time of the year, it is impossible to know that the pine and cypress are the last to wither; It is impossible to know whether a person is a real gentleman without going through a difficult test.

2, in the bitter fleabane bitter fleabane, not straight; White sand is nirvana, and it is black.

The environment completely controls people's behavior, just like grass growing in hemp flowers, it will grow straight and lose its original shape; And the white sand mixed in the black mud will turn black.

3, can't learn. Green is taken from blue, and green is blue; Ice, water, but colder than water.

Learning can't stop. Indigo is extracted from bluegrass, but its color is darker than bluegrass. Ice is condensed from water, but it is cooler than water.

4. Although the road is awkward, it is impossible; Small as it is, nothing is impossible.

Although the distance is short, you can't reach your destination without going; No matter how small it is, it is impossible to succeed without doing it.

5. Righteousness before benefit is glorious, and righteousness before benefit is humiliating.

Morality before interests is glorious, and interests before morality is humiliating.

6, often days, not for survival, not for death.

The operation of nature has its own laws and will not be changed by Yao's wisdom or Jie's tyranny.

7. Be kind to others, warmer than cloth; Hurtful words are deeper than spears and halberds.

If it comes from goodwill, it makes people feel warmer than cloth; And hurting people is worse than hurting people with spears and halberds.

8. Ask if you don't know; If not, then study; If you can, give in and be virtuous.

Ask what you don't understand, learn what you don't know, and be modest when you do, so that you can become a virtuous person.

9, the sound is not small but not heard, and the line is not hidden but not shaped.

No matter how small the voice is, it will not be inaudible, and no matter how hidden the behavior is, it will not be invisible.

10, a gentleman knows and saves himself, so he knows clearly and does not do it.

A gentleman learns from others and often tests his words and deeds with what he has learned, so that he will not be confused and have no mistakes in his behavior.

granddaughter

1. Those who are good at defending hide under nine places and those who are good at attacking move over nine days, so as to protect themselves and win all the games.

People who are good at defense can hide themselves as if they were deep underground; Those who are good at attacking, attack, as if from the air, sweeping everything.

2, know yourself and know yourself, and you will be invincible; Know yourself and yourself, one wins and one loses; If you don't know who you are, every battle will be dangerous.

Know yourself and know yourself, and you will be invincible; If you don't know each other but know yourself, the chance of winning or losing is 50/50; If you don't know yourself and yourself, you won't be defeated.

3, soldiers cut, cut, cut, siege.

The first-level military action is to defeat the enemy's strategic intention or war behavior with strategy, the second-level is to defeat the enemy with diplomacy, and the third-level is to defeat the enemy with force. The worst way is to attack the enemy's city.

4. Soldiers, national affairs, places of life and death, and ways to survive cannot be ignored.

War is a national event, which is related to the life and death of the country. We must observe and treat it carefully.

5, defeat the soldiers without fighting, and the good ones are also.

Forcing the enemy to surrender without resorting to war is the clearest tactic.

6. Do what you want and what you don't expect.

The goal of our attack should be to choose a place where the enemy will not go and turn to a place they did not expect.

7. Treat as close as possible, treat work with care, and be satisfied with hunger.

Dealing with the enemy's long journey in a way close to the battlefield, dealing with the enemy's running fatigue in a way of rest with peace of mind, and dealing with the enemy's hunger in a way of eating, this is the way to master the combat effectiveness of the army.

8, the way of customers: in-depth is specialized, the owner can not.

The reason why the army is fighting in enemy-occupied areas is that when it is important within the enemy, it must maintain unity of thought in order not to be defeated.

9. It is better than everyone knows, and the bad is also good; If you win, the world will be fine, and the good of bad people will be good.

Everyone can see the victory, so can you. That's not a skill.

10, calculate the profit. Listen, it's the trend. Help others. Those in power control power for profit.

After adopting a favorable strategy, we must try to create a favorable situation to assist foreign military operations. The so-called situation is to use troops flexibly and take the initiative in fighting according to the principle of how to benefit ourselves.

Liezi

1. If you don't study hard, you won't have determination.

Anyone who doesn't study hard must be weak in ambition.

2. Heaven and earth are omnipotent, saints are omnipotent, and everything is useless.

Everything in the world has its own uses, and it is impossible to be omnipotent.

3, the shape is distorted and the shape is straight.

When the shape of something is skewed, its shadow is curved; When the body is straight, the shadow is straight.

4. Those who win time will prosper, and those who lose time will die.

Those who follow the trend prosper, and those who go against the trend die.

People who don't respect themselves will be humiliated.

People don't respect themselves, so danger and insult come.

6. Seeing the fish deep is ominous, but hiding knowledge is embarrassing.

It is unlucky to see the fish (how many) in the abyss; People who can detect other people's secret activities must be in danger.

7, color proud, strong, can't talk.

Strong-looking people are proud, and strong people are brave. You shouldn't talk to him about the true meaning of Tao.

8. People should look at what they can't see, not what they can't see; If you want what you don't want, you don't want what you do.

People should see what they can't see, what others can't see, what others can't get, and what others don't do.

9, wisdom is expensive, saving me is expensive, strength is cheap, and aggression is cheap.

The preciousness of wisdom lies in preserving oneself, and the inferiority of strength lies in infringing on other things.

10, a fish that swallows a boat, does not swim branches, swans fly high, and does not collect sewage pools.

A big fish that can swallow a boat does not swim in a narrow tributary; Big birds like swans fly high in the sky and don't gather in filthy ponds.