Ancient sayings are wise sayings summarized by people in practice, and they tell many principles of life. The following are the ancient sayings and maxims of life wisdom that I have compiled for you. You are welcome to read them.

Classics of ancient sayings and maxims about life's wisdom

1. If you want others to not know, you must do nothing yourself.

2. Sit quietly and think about your own mistakes, and don’t talk about others’ faults in small talk.

3. Friends need to be calm when painting, but if the neighbor has a pure wind, he will not fight for chickens.

4. Don’t listen to the oriole language through the small window, and the flowers will fly through the thorns in the courtyard.

5. My favorite thing in life is that fish has no tongue, and I travel all over the rivers and lakes with little trouble.

6. Only by being alert when nothing happens can you avoid unexpected changes;

7. By being calm when nothing happens, you can eliminate the danger in the situation.

8. When three people travel together, there must be one who is my teacher.

9. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

10. To nourish the heart, don’t be good at having few desires, and don’t be a witch doctor without perseverance.

A selection of ancient sayings and maxims about life's wisdom

1. The poor at the bottom will lead to the poor at the top, and the rich at the bottom will lead to the rich.

2. Ritual, long and short, has more than enough damage but not enough benefit. It expresses love and respect and cultivates the beauty of righteousness.

3. If you don’t accumulate steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles; if you don’t accumulate small streams, you can’t become a river.

4. Scholars do not have to be officials, but officials must be scholars.

5. The eyes cannot see both ways, and the ears cannot hear both ways and understand.

6. If you don’t know the warning, you will surely do it later. If you hate it, you will live it up without regrets, and you will make more progress with slanderous people.

7. The gentleman said: You can’t stop learning. Green comes from blue, and green comes from blue.

8. Jade is in the mountains and the vegetation is moist; pearls grow in the abyss but the cliffs are not withered.

9. Those who enjoy easy life often live long, while those who worry about danger often die young.

10. A gentleman’s education is also for the sake of beautifying his body, while a villain’s education is also for the sake of being like a baby.

11. If you cultivate your Qi and maintain your health, you will be worthy of Peng Zu; if you cultivate your character and make a name for yourself, you will be worthy of Yao and Shun.

12. If the age is not cold, it is impossible to know the pines and cypresses; if things are not difficult, it is impossible to know the gentleman.

13. A common man cannot make friends carelessly. Friends, so they have each other.

14. 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.

15. If you don’t know the warning, you will surely do it later. If you hate it, you will live it up without regrets, and the slanderous husband will make more progress.

16. When soil accumulates, mountains become, and wind and rain stir them up; when water accumulates, abysses form, dragons emerge. Accumulate good deeds and become virtuous, and the gods will be satisfied and the holy heart will be ready.

17. He who gains the strength of the people will be rich, he who gains the strength of the people will be strong, and he who gains the reputation of the people will be honored.

18. A horse can make one leap, but it cannot take ten steps; a horse can ride on it ten times, but its merits cannot be given up.

19. A villain is worried if he has not gained something; if he has gained something, he is panicking about losing it. Therefore, there is a lifetime of worries but no day's happiness.

20. When a country is about to prosper, its teachers must be valued and teachers valued; when a country is about to decline, its teachers must be underestimated and teachers despised.

Popular ancient sayings and maxims about life

1. Responsible for yourself with the same heart to blame others, forgive others with the heart of forgiveness for yourself, respect your parents with the heart of loving your children.

2. The wine and meat in Zhumen stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road.

3. The gentleman said: You can’t stop learning. Green comes from blue, and green comes from blue.

4. If there is no trouble, there will be no position. If there is trouble, it will be established. Don't worry if you don't know what you know, seek to know.

5. Two sentences are obtained in three years, and one chant brings tears to the eyes.

6. What you have learned on paper will eventually make you realize it, but you will definitely know that this matter must be carried out.

7. Abandon the small ambitions of sparrows and admire the high soaring swans.

8. If a young man doesn’t work hard, he will be sad.

9. Insects appear in rotting meat, and beetles appear in fish. If you neglect yourself and forget yourself, you will cause disaster.

10. Sneak into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently.

11. Those who are strong and arrogant will lose their strength, and those who are weak and arrogant will die urgently.

12. A gentleman is always careful and does not compare, while a villain is not careful when comparing himself to others.

13. There is no need to fight for spring, but for a while, everyone will be jealous.

14. When the water is extremely clear, there are no fish; when people observe it carefully, there are no disciples.

15. Those who are originally turbid will not be able to flow clearly, and those who practice unbelief will lose their reputation.

16. Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others.

17. Anyone who is not my teacher is my teacher; anyone who is my teacher is my friend; anyone who flatters me is my thief.

18. It is better to be on guard when nothing happens than to be on guard when something happens. Only then can unexpected changes be avoided.

19. When Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, he did not forget to tell Nai Weng about the family sacrifices.

20. I don’t ask for wealth, but I hope all my children and grandchildren will be virtuous.

21. It is easy to move from simplicity to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality.

22. There is no place to be found even if one wears iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there.

23. When a country is about to prosper, its teachers must be valued and its tutors valued; when a country is about to decline, its teachers must be underestimated and its tutors despised.

24. This song should only exist in heaven, and can only be heard several times in the world.

25. A gentleman’s fault is like the eclipse of the sun and moon. If you pass it, everyone will see it; if it is updated, everyone will admire it.

26. There is a sequence of learning, and there is a specialization of skills.

27. Huang Si’s natal family is full of flowers, with thousands of flowers hanging low on the branches.

28. If you don’t know the warning, you will surely do it later. If you hate it, you will live it up without regret, and your slanderous husband will make more progress.

29. Human beings are to literature what jade is to contemplation.

30. Lying down in the late night, listening to the wind and rain, and dreaming of the iron horse and the glacier.