Classic inspirational quotes from ancient Chinese

1. If you don’t fly, you will soar into the sky; if you don’t sing, you will become famous in one fell swoop.

Sima Qian

2. There is no intention to stay or go, just watching the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; unfazed by favors and humiliations, just follow the clouds rolling in the sky.

"Short Notes on a Quiet Window"

3. Without indifference, one cannot clearly understand one's ambitions, and without tranquility, one cannot achieve far-reaching goals.

Zhuge Liang

4. There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, and you will hang your sails directly across the sea.

5. Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can understand gains and losses.

"The Biography of Wei Zheng in the Old Book of Tang Dynasty"

6. If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are rich, you can be good for the world.

"Mencius"

7. Those who accomplished great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance.

8. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. Isn’t it important to consider benevolence as one’s own responsibility? Isn't it just a matter of time before death? ""

9. The supreme leader has established virtues, followed by meritorious services, and the third has established words. Even if they are not abolished for a long time, this is called immortality.

"Zuo Zhuan"

10. Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest on them, and enjoy it. Being rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me.

"The Analects of Confucius"

11. A hero is one who has great ambitions, has a good plan, has the opportunity to contain the universe, and can swallow the aspirations of heaven and earth.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

12. When you are old and strong, you would rather move your heart with a gray head; when you are poor and strong, you will not fall into the clouds.

Wang Bo of Tang Dynasty

13. Those who enjoy the happiness of the people will also enjoy the happiness of the people; those who worry about the worries of the people will also worry about the worries of the people.

"Mencius, King Hui of Liang"

14. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small.

Liu Bei

15. Learning without knowing is the same as not learning; knowing but not being able to do it is the same as not knowing.

Huang Jing

16. Treat the home as the home, the township as the township, the country as the country, and the world as the world.

"Guanzi Herdsman"

17. Those who are not ambitious will not be wise, and those who do not believe in their words will not achieve results.

Mo Zhai

18. My heart is like a magnetic needle stone, and I will not rest until I point to the direction.

Wen Tianxiang

19. I examine myself three times a day. Are you being disloyal to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? "The Analects of Confucius"

20. If everyone loves public affairs, the world will be peaceful; if everyone is selfish, the world will be in chaos.

Liu E

21. Be knowledgeable and appreciative, accumulate thick and thin.

Su Shi

22. When hundreds of rivers reach the sea from the east, when will they return to the west? If a young man does not try his best, the old man will be sad.

Han Yuefu's "Long Song Xing"

23. A gentleman is concerned about the road but not about poverty.

Confucius

24. 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 body and skin, deplete his body, and mess with his actions. do. () "Mencius Gaozi Xia"

25. Worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness.

Fan Zhongyan

26. Establish a heart for the world, establish a destiny for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations. ---Zhang Zai

27. I don’t know how old I am when I am young, and poverty and lowliness are like floating clouds to me.

28. Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. The terrain is kun, and a gentleman carries things with kindness.

"Book of Changes"

29. Learn it extensively, examine it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently.

"Book of Rites"

30. To learn a hundred things, one must first be determined.

Zhu Xi

31. The sea accepts hundreds of rivers, and tolerance is great; standing on a wall of thousands of feet, without desire is strong.

Lin Zexu

32. If his body is upright, he will not follow orders; if his body is not upright, he will not follow orders.

"The Analects of Confucius"

33. Confucius said: The wise do not be confused, the benevolent do not worry, the brave do not fear.

"Zihan"

34. Being eager to learn is close to knowledge, practicing hard is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage.

"The Doctrine of the Mean"

35. Play a thousand tunes and then the sound will dawn; watch a thousand swords and then recognize the weapon.

Liu Xie, if you don’t worry about others, you don’t know yourself; when you worry, you don’t know others.