Not only do you need to understand the ancient sayings, but you also need to practice them yourself. Below I will bring you some inspirational quotes and aphorisms from the ancient sayings. I hope they will be helpful to you!

Inspirational quotes and aphorisms from ancient times

1) If a young man doesn’t work hard, he will become a sad old man. ?"Han Yuefu·Long Song Xing"

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

3) When you see a virtuous person, you think about them, and when you see a virtuous person, you introspect yourself. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

4) Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

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

6) Fullness brings losses, modesty benefits. ?"Shang Shu"

7) My life has a limit, but my knowledge also has no limit. ?"Zhuangzi"

8) Work hard and die. ?Zhuge Liang's "The Later Disciple"

9) We cannot change the entire world, but we can change ourselves. ?Mo Aizhi

10) Do your duty and do not give in to the teacher. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

11) Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

12) It is better to be broken into pieces than to be completely broken. ?"Book of Northern Qi? Biography of Yuan Jing'an"

13) A gentleman is ashamed of his words and goes beyond his actions. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

14) The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the ambition. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

15) How can you sweep the world if you don't sweep one house? "Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Chen Fan's Biography"

16) Don't complain about heaven, don't blame others. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

　17) A small impatience will mess up a big plan. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

18) If you don't make a sound, it will be enough. ?"Historical Records? Funny Biographies"

19) A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the time to move. ?"Book of Changes"

20) 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"

　21) When the sky is healthy, a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. The terrain is kun, and a gentleman carries things with kindness. ?"Book of Changes"

A selection of ancient inspirational sayings and aphorisms

1) A gentleman should stick to his roots, and the Tao will be born from his roots. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

　2) Be true to your words and be resolute in your deeds. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

3) An old man is always ambitious, but a martyr is ambitious in his old age. ?Cao Cao's "The Turtle Lives Longevity"

4) Don't express your anger and never make mistakes. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

5) Dissatisfaction is an upward wheel that can carry dissatisfied mankind forward towards humanity. ?Lu Xun

6) A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned. ?"The Analects of Confucius"

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

8) Diligence leads to excellence in work, and play leads to wastefulness. ?Han Yu's "Explanation of Jinxue"

9) An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. ?"Zeng Guangxian Wen"

10) When the sky moves vigorously, a gentleman will strive for self-improvement. ?"Book of Changes? Qian? Xiang"

11) Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise. ? Famous quotes from "Mozi? Self-cultivation"

12) Green, taken from blue and green from blue; ice, water for it and cold from water. ?"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

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

14) My husband's ambitions are all over the world, and he is still close to his neighbors thousands of miles away. ?Cao Zhi's "Giving the White Horse to Wang Biao"

15) Where there is a will, there is a way. ?"Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Biography of Geng"

16) Hui Dang is at the top of the mountain, and you can see all the mountains and small mountains at a glance.

? Du Fu's "Wang Yue"

17) When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ?"The Analects of Confucius? Zihan"

18) When heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. ?"Mencius? Gao Zixia"

19) If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the gold and stone can be carved. ?"Xunzi Encouraging Learning"

　20) Stones can be broken, but not strong; elixirs can be ground, but not red. ?"Lu's Spring and Autumn Period? Honesty and Integrity"

　21) Where there is sincerity, gold and stone will open. ?"Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Biography of the Ten Kings of Guangwu"

　22) Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can destroy one's life. ?"New History of the Five Dynasties? Preface to the Biography of Lingguan"

　23) The road is far away, and I will go up and down to search for it. ? Qu Yuan's "Li Sao"

24) I dare not forget about my country because of my humble position. ?Lu You's "The Beginning of Disease"

25) A ruler is shorter; an inch is longer. Things are lacking; wisdom is unclear. ?Qu Yuan's "Bu Ju"

　26) If you want to make a deep effort, grind an iron pestle into a needle. ?Cao Xue's "Guang Ji in Sichuan? Pengshan County, South Sichuan Road"

　27) The rope saw the wood and cut it, and the water dripped through the stone. ? Luo Dajing, "Helin Jade Dew"

28) If you walk every day, you are not afraid of thousands of miles; if you do it often, you are not afraid of thousands of things. ?"Proverbs Lian Bi? Dealing with Things"

29) Things in the world are often accomplished by difficult agreements and failed by extravagance. ?Lu You

　30) Accumulating soil becomes a mountain, accumulating water becomes a sea. ?"Xunzi? Confucianism Effect"

　31) People are not sages, and no one can have faults. ?"Traditional Customs and Regulations"

32) Being determined and courageous is called firmness. Strength is the virtue of being a stranger. ?"Records of Military Training? Just After Reinjury"

　33) Sacrificing one's life to go to the national calamity, seeing death as a sudden return. ?Cao Zhi's "White Horse"

34) Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. ?Gu Yanwu

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