1. A light promise will lead to a lack of faith. ——Selected from "Laozi"

2. The benevolent will live longer. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Yong Ye"

3. Seeing once is worth hearing a hundred times. ——Selected from "Book of the Later Han Dynasty"

4. It is shameful to remember oneself. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Zilu"

5. See and think about the meaning. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Ji Shi"

6. When you see something good, move on; when you see something good, change it. ——Selected from "The Book of Changes"

7. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. ——Selected from "Shangshu"

8. Regard death as home. ——Excerpted from "Guanzi·Xiaokuang"

9. Where there is a will, there is a way. ——Excerpted from "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty"

10. Knowing shame is almost courageous. ——Selected from "The Book of Rites: Doctrine of the Mean"

11. The righteous will destroy relatives. ——Selected from "Zuo Zhuan: The Fourth Year of Yin Gong"

12. Don't hesitate to correct your mistakes. ——Selected from "Shang Shu·Zhong Hui's Edict"

Famous aphorisms inherited from Chinese and Western cultures

13. A gentleman overcomes difficulties with frugality. ——Selected from "The Book of Changes·Fou"

14. Hibiscus comes out of clear water, and the carvings are naturally removed. ——Li Bai

15. The benevolent are invincible. ——Excerpted from "Mencius: King Hui of Liang, Part 1"

16. Know what you are satisfied with and will not disgrace you; know how to stop without danger. ——Selected from "Laozi"

17. Without rules, you cannot form a square or a circle. ——Excerpted from "Mencius"

18. Don't complain about God, don't blame others. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen"

19. Where sincerity reaches, gold and stone will open. ——Selected from "Book of the Later Han Dynasty"

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

21. Daily innovation is called virtue. ——Selected from "Book of Changes·Xici"

22. Rhetoric establishes sincerity. ――Selected from "Book of Changes·Qian·Classical Chinese"

23. Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise enough. ——Excerpted from "Mozi·Cultivation of the Self"

24. Aim high. ——Zhuge Liang selected from "The Book of Admonitions to Foreigners"

25. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren"

26. A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer. ——Qu Yuan selected from "Divination"

27. A father is kind and teaches. ——Selected from "Zuo Zhuan: The Twenty-sixth Year of Zhao Gong"

28. Failure to do what is right is a lack of courage. ——Excerpted from "The Analects of Confucius·Political Affairs"

29. To act righteously is to be brave. ——Selected from "Zuo Zhuan: The Sixteenth Year of Ai Gong"

30. Breaking one's word. ——Selected from "Zuo Zhuan: The Twenty-Two Years of Duke Xiang"

31. Do your best to serve your parents. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

32. Diligence leads to excellence, while leisure leads to waste. ——Han Yu selected from "Jinxuejie"

33. Once a word is spoken, it is difficult to follow it. ——Selected from "Zengguang Xianwen"

34. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. ——Selected from "Laozi"

35. Don't lower your ambitions and don't humiliate your body. ――Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zi"

36. If you are not refined or sincere, you cannot move people. ——Excerpted from "Zhuangzi·Father of Fish"

37. Be faithful and eager to learn, and stick to the good way. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Taibo"

38. Those who do many unjust things will surely die. ——Selected from "Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Year"

39. Be generous to oneself but belittle others. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong"

40. To benefit the country, not to seek wealth. ——Selected from "Book of Rites·Confucianism"

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

42. Frugality leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to death. ——Selected from "Mozi·Ci Guo"

43. A gentleman is ashamed of his words and does not do his deeds. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen"

44. There is no flattery in the poor, and there is no arrogance in the rich. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Xue Er"

45. Stones from other mountains can attack jade. ——Selected from "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya"

46. Be tireless in learning and teaching. ——Selected from "The Analects of Confucius·Shu'er"

47. Use the public to destroy private interests, and the people will accept them. ——Selected from "Shang Shu·Zhou Guan"