The following are some of the famous aphorisms from Journey to the West:

1. "A person cannot be judged by his appearance, and the sea water cannot be measured."

"Journey to the West": Chapter 62 : "Your Majesty, people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured. If you love beauty, how can you catch monsters and thieves?"

2. "The Tao is higher than the devil."

< p>Chapter 50 of "Journey to the West": "The Tao is as tall as the Demon, and he has a chaotic temperament and mistakenly recognizes his family. It is a shame that the Dharma body has no place to sit, and the idea of ????action was poor at that time."

3. "The sea is vast." From the leap of fish, the sky is open to birds."

"Journey to the West" Chapter 84: "Old Bodhisattva, the ancients said: The sea is vast, the sky is open to birds, so why is there no way to go west? "

4. "Once a teacher, always a father"

"Journey to the West" Chapter 31: "You weirdo, how could you know that once a teacher, always a father? Father, there is no hatred between father and son! You hurt my master, why didn’t I come to save him?”

5. “Don’t look at the face of the monk, look at the face of the Buddha”

“Journey to the West” "Chapter 31: "The ancients said: 'Look at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face.' Since my brother is here, I hope to save him."

6. "Nothing is difficult in the world, but we are afraid of those who are willing. "

Chapter 2 of "Journey to the West": Wukong said: "This is difficult! But it is difficult!" The Patriarch said: "Nothing is difficult in the world, only those who are willing to do so." Hearing this, Wukong kowtowed. < /p>

8. "Where in life do we not meet each other"

"Journey to the West" Chapter 40: "A leaf of duckweed returns to the sea, where do we not meet in life?" (In fact, this sentence The earliest one should be Yan Shu's "Jin Zhao Garden" of the Song Dynasty: "A clear song fills the bottle with wine, and we meet everywhere in life."

9. "The emperor takes turns, and he will come to my house next year"

"Journey to the West" Chapter 2: "The emperor takes turns and comes to my house next year. I just teach him to move out and give me the Heavenly Palace." (Journey to the West is actually the only one that seems to be banned among the four famous works. , the main thing seems to be this sentence)

10. "If you have wine today, you will be drunk today"

"Journey to the West" Chapter 5: The Great Sage and the Seventy-two Cave Demons. The king and the four generals drank the fairy wine separately. When they heard the news, they openly ignored him: "There is wine today and you are drunk now. Don't care about what is right and wrong in front of the door." (The earliest source is from the poem "Zi Qi" by Luo Yin of Tang Dynasty: " When you gain, you sing, and when you lose, you will rest. There is wine today and you will be drunk now, and tomorrow you will be worried.")

11. "It's easy to borrow and return, and it's not difficult to borrow again."

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Chapter 16 of "Journey to the West": "Is Lao Sun the one who cheats people face to face? This is called easy to borrow and easy to return, and it is not difficult to borrow again."

12. "Meet your opponent in chess"< /p>

Chapter 34 of "Journey to the West": "The two of them are in mid-air. This is a good fight. When you meet your opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent." (Originally from "Tang Poetry Chronicles" Volume 77, "Things Are Bad" Are you sad that you have no opponent?".)

13. "It is convenient for others."

Chapter 18 of "Journey to the West": "Don't worry about the donor. It's convenient for you. 'How about you tell me the name of the place? I can also solve your troubles.'

14. "How can a person not bow his head under the roof?"

< p>"Journey to the West" Chapter 28: "How dare you not bow your head since you are under a low eaves. Sanzang had to put his hands together to greet him."

15. "The big tree attracts the wind"

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Chapter 33 of "Journey to the West": "This is exactly what happens when a big tree is shaken by the wind, and when a person is famous, he loses his reputation."

16. "Take the thief and take the stolen goods"

< p> "Journey to the West" Chapter 38: "You old man only knows how to chant sutras, worship Buddha, and meditate. How have you ever seen Xiao He's law? As the saying goes, a thief takes the stolen goods. That monster has been the emperor for three years and has never left. The rumor has leaked."

17. "There are no more than three things"

"Journey to the West" Chapter 27: "As the saying goes: 'There are no more than three things.' If I don't go." , What a shameless person."

18. "A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake"

Chapter 45 of "Journey to the West": "You have too much respect for yourself. Don't let me be a monk in a distant place - that's what 'a strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake'."