Famous Quote: Things have their sweetness and bitterness, and those who taste them know them; the road has obstacles and dangers, and those who walk on them know it.

Translation: Everything has its ups and downs, and you will know it only if you try it; all roads in the world are smooth and bumpy, and you will understand it only after you have walked through them.

Meaning: This sentence warns us to pay attention to practice. The applicable topics are relatively wide, and the reason is that all work needs to be actively practiced, tried, and done. Of course, it is especially suitable for requiring leading cadres to boldly practice and promote relevant reforms, because in this reform process, practice is crucial.

Source: Liu Ji's "Xianlianzhu"

Original text: He who hears things has sweetness and bitterness knows it by tasting it; the road has obstacles and dangers, and he who walks on it knows it. Therefore, the banquet lasts for a long time and the soldiers are interrogated, and those who listen are confused; the old people become a typical mourning language, and those who hear it sneer.

Original translation: Things have sweetness and bitterness, and those who taste them know it; the road has obstacles and dangers, and those who walk on it know it. "It means that everything has its ups and downs, and you will know it only by trying it; all roads in the world are smooth and bumpy, and you will understand it only by walking through it yourself.

Extended information:

The ideological theory of "Xianlianzhu":

The sources of Liu Ji's "Xianlianzhu" ideological theory are mainly Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Mozi and "Yi" studies, famous scholars, legalists, military strategists, The pre-Qin and Yuan canonical documents such as Lao-Zhuang's Taoist Dialectics fully reflect Liu Ji's academic style and theoretical interests as a "generational literary sect" who "understands hundreds of schools of thought and is compatible with Confucianism and Taoism"

The philosophical thoughts of "Lianzhu" not only include general theoretical principles such as ontology, epistemology, and dialectics, but also cover the essentials of traditional Chinese philosophy such as theories of human nature, cultivation, governance, and talent concepts. Liu Ji's philosophical thoughts and academic achievements were built in the Pre-Qin Dynasty. It has the nature and characteristics of "pre-Qin scholars" based on the ideological system of Confucianism.