Poems and famous sayings about Dharma

1. Stories, famous quotes, poems, and aphorisms about the Dharma

When hundreds of rivers reach the sea from the east, when will they return to the west? If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable.

(Han Yuefu "Long Song Xing") To learn a hundred things, one must first be determined. (Zhu Xi) The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

The pen falls in the storm, and the poem becomes the weeping ghosts and gods. (Du Fu) If you don't know how to be a prostitute, I will be your teacher.

(Du Fu) Be broad-minded and appreciative, accumulate thickly but thinly. (Su Shi) Learn it eruditely, interrogate it, think it over carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it sincerely.

("Book of Rites") If you don't climb a high mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; if you don't go to a deep stream, you don't know how thick the earth is. ("Xunzi") If you don't fly, you will reach the sky; if you don't sing, you will become a blockbuster.

(Sima Qian) If you don’t worry about others, you don’t know yourself; when you worry, you don’t know others. (Confucius) If you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how can you catch the tiger’s cubs? (Book of the Later Han Dynasty) If there is no blockage and no flow, it will not work.

(Han Yu) I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain. (Su Shi) Don't be afraid of the floating clouds covering your eyes, because you are at the highest level.

(Wang Anshi) Without rules, it is impossible to build a square garden. (Mencius) After collecting hundreds of flowers and turning them into honey, it will be sweet to whomever you work hard for.

(Luo Yin) A person who has a solid warehouse knows etiquette; a person who has enough food and clothing knows honor and disgrace. ("Guanzi") After playing a thousand tunes, the sound will dawn; after observing a thousand swords, you will recognize the weapon.

(Liu Xie) If you look at yourself, you can know others; if you look at the present, you can know the past. ("Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals") A slight difference is a thousand miles away.

("Book of Han") There will be times when the wind breaks through the waves, and the sails are hung directly to help the sea. (Li Bai) My heart is like a magnetic needle, and it will not rest until it points to the right direction.

(Wen Tianxiang) Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of trees spring in front of the diseased tree. (Liu Yuxi) Eat a pit and gain wisdom.

(ancient proverb) A ruler is short, an inch is long. (Qu Yuan) He died before leaving the army, which makes the hero burst into tears.

(Du Fu) The spring silkworms will not run out until they are dead, and the wax torch will not dry until the tears turn to ashes. (Li Shangyin) The spring breeze makes horses hoof disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.

(Meng Jiao) The garden is full of spring scenery and cannot be contained, and a branch of red apricot comes out of the wall. (Ye Shaoweng) A moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

(Su Shi) Doing good is like ascending, doing evil is like falling. ("Guoyu") A real man would rather have his jade broken into pieces than completely destroyed.

(Book of the Northern Qi Dynasty) He is as straight as he is crooked, as clumsy as he is cunning, and as slow as he is in his argument. ("Laozi") I don't know that old age is coming, and wealth and honor are like floating clouds to me.

(Du Fu) I hope that people will live long and fly like cicadas thousands of miles away. (Su Shi) If you continue to cut off, you will suffer from chaos.

(Han Shu) Those in authority are confused, but onlookers are clear. (New Book of Tang Dynasty) Those who have attained the Way will receive many help, while those who have lost the Way will receive little help.

("Mencius") When you climb a mountain, your emotions will overflow from the mountains; when you look at the sea, your emotions will overflow from the sea. (Liu Xie) The sun rises in the east and rains in the west. There is no sunshine but there is sunshine.

(Liu Yuxi) Read it a hundred times, and its meaning will appear by itself. (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) He has read thousands of volumes and written like a god.

(Du Fu) The method of reading is to proceed step by step, to read thoroughly and to think carefully. (Zhu Xi) Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles.

(Liu Yi) Those who do many injustices will surely die. (Zuo Zhuan) Er Cao's body and name are both destroyed, but the eternal flow of rivers will not be wasted.

(Du Fu) If everything is done in advance, it will be established; if it is not done in advance, it will be ruined. ("Book of Rites") It is better to guard against the mouth of the people than to guard against the river.

(Mandarin) Without learning, there is no way to expand talents, and without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. (Zhuge Liang) The wind rustles and the water becomes cold. A strong man will never return once he is gone.

("Warring States Policy") Wealth cannot be suppressed, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered. (Mencius) G Feeling the time and thinking of serving the country, I drew my sword and picked up the wormwood.

(Chen Ziang) The high mountains stand still and the scenery stops. (The Book of Songs) If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

(Confucius) Those who achieved great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance. (Su Shi) Those who watch the utensils are good craftsmen, and those who watch the sick are good doctors.

(Ye Shi of the Song Dynasty) Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle. (Zengguang Xianwen of the Ming Dynasty) The rolling waters of the Yangtze River pass eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes.

("Romance of the Three Kingdoms") H The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. (Ancient Poetry) There are close friends in the sea, and they are like neighbors across the world.

(Wang Bo) There is a bright moon on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time. (Zhang Jiuling) Suddenly, as if a spring breeze came overnight, thousands of pear trees bloomed.

(Cen Shen) From the top of the mountain, you can see all the small mountains. (Du Fu) When misfortune comes, blessings rely on it; when blessings come, the pot lies on it.

("Laozi") J Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. (The Analects of Confucius) If you listen both, you will be enlightened; if you believe only, you will be dark.

("Zizhi Tongjian") It is not too late to look after the dog when you see the rabbit; it is not too late to mend the prison when the sheep is dead. ("Warring States Policy") Failure to do what is right is not courageous.

(The Analects of Confucius) Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has been leading the way for hundreds of years. (Zhao Yi) The outside is gold and jade, and the inside is covered with decay.

(Liu Ji) A tower near water gets the moon first, and the flowers and trees facing the sun are easy to spring. (Su Lin) Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black.

(Fu Xuan) A broken mirror does not change its brightness, and a dead orchid does not change its fragrance. (Meng Jiao) Jiuzhou relies on wind and thunder to make it angry, and it is sad that thousands of horses are silent.

I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind. (Gong Zizhen) He dedicated his life to death.

(Zhuge Liang's "Later's Discipline") Sacrificing his life to go to the national disaster, seeing death as a sudden return. (Cao Zhi) The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man.

(The Analects of Confucius) A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned. (Confucius) A gentleman is concerned about morality and not poverty.

(The Analects of Confucius) The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. ("Zhuangzi") L When you are old and strong, you would rather know your heart with white head; when you are poor and strong, you will not fall into the clouds.

(Wang Bo) The old man is brave and ambitious. In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition.

(Cao Cao) The pear blossom courtyard is filled with the moonlight, and the catkins pond has a gentle breeze. (Yan Shu) Running water does not rot, and door hinges do not suffer from beetles.

(Lu Shi's Spring and Autumn Period) The road is long and far away, I will search up and down. (Qu Yuan) Horsepower can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen from time to time.

(Yuan Qu·Strive for Repayment) Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers. (Gong Zizhen) The setting clouds and solitary swans fly together, the autumn water is the same color as the sky.

(Wang Bo) M If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. (Shang Shu) Plum blossoms are less white than snow, but snow loses the fragrance of plum blossoms.

(Luo Meipo) There is no beginning for failure, and there is an end for failure. (Book of Songs) He is keen and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask questions.

(Confucius) Don’t worry, there will be no friends in the future. No one in the world will know you. (Gao Shi) It is late at night, and the sky is still full of clouds.

(Liu Yuxi) Don’t wait any longer. The young man’s head will turn gray, and it will be so sad! (Yue Fei) If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them. (Old Book of the Tang Dynasty) N Thousands of thick green branches with a little red do not need much to move the spring scenery.

(Wang Anshi) P If the skin is gone, how will the hair be attached? (Zuo Zhuan) It is ridiculous to think that a small insect shakes a big tree. (Han Yu) Q The music is high and the harmony is low.

(Song Yu) If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told. (The Analects of Confucius) Enjoy the wonderful articles and analyze the doubts.

(Tao Yuanming) There are many things that have happened through the ages, such as the Yangtze River. (Xin Qiji) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

(Lao Tzu) The ancients will never be seen before, and the newcomers will never be seen after. 2. Stories, famous quotes, poems, and aphorisms about the Dharma