Huainanzi's famous sayings
1. White jade is not carved, and beautiful pearls are not written.
2. The heart is sad but singing is not happy; the heart is happy but crying is not sad.
3. Nothing in the world is as dangerous as dove poison, but if a good doctor hides it in his bag, it will be useful.
4. Blessings outweigh no disasters, and benefits are better than losses.
5. The light of the bright moon can be seen from a distance but cannot be scrutinized; in the foggy day, one can be scrutinized but cannot be scrutinized far away.
6. Those who chase the deer ignore the rabbit.
7. There is no salary sold in the forest, and no fish caught on the lake.
8. Good fortune comes from oneself, and misfortune comes from oneself.
9. If you place it in the sill of an ape, it will be the same as a dolphin. It is not unskillful and quick, and there is nothing it can do.
10. Those who succeed without self-improvement are rare in the world.
11. If you use the strength of everyone, you can win.
12. Big enough to accommodate the crowd, virtuous enough to embrace the future.
13. The key to saving trouble lies in abstinence.
14. Either copying people and defeating them, or destroying people and succeeding them.
15. Two hearts cannot win one person, but one heart can win a hundred people.
16. Benevolence and righteousness are the foundation of governance.
17. The sun does not know night, and the moon does not know day. The sun and moon are bright but cannot do both.
18. Where beauty lies, even if it is insulted, it cannot be humbled in the world; where there is evil, although it is noble, it cannot be noble in the world.
19. If you see the rain, you will not use the fur; if you go to the hall, the raincoat will not protect you.
20. Those who behave in the same way and tend to be the same will follow each other thousands of miles away; those who do not behave in harmony and tend to be different will not be able to communicate with each other.
21. If you are married to Xi Shi and Mao Qiang, you will never have a family for the rest of your life.
22. Begging for fire is worse than getting firewood, and asking for fire is worse than digging a well.
23. Thunder is too fast to cover your ears.
24. Too much desire harms justice, and too much worry harms wisdom.
25. A blessing in disguise?
26. Broad yet chestnut, strict yet warm.
27. A saint does not value a foot of wall but an inch of shade. It is sometimes rare but easy to lose.
28. Playing a chess piece is not enough to show wisdom, and playing a string is not enough to show sorrow.
29. When it comes to good deeds, there is no small thing that the saint does not do; when it comes to mistakes, there is no small thing that he does not correct.
30. A good horse can travel a thousand miles in a day, but it is not as capable as a jackal to fight a rabbit.
31. When the sun and the moon want to be bright, floating clouds cover them; when the river water wants to be clear, the sand and stones are wet; when human sexual desire is flat, cravings harm it.
32. The end cannot be stronger than the root, and the finger cannot be bigger than the arm. If the bottom is light and the top is heavy, it will be easy to overturn.
33. Disaster and blessing belong to the same family, benefit and harm are neighbors.
34. Governing the country should be done regularly, and benefiting the people should be the basis.
35. Walk straight and all evil will cease.
36. Don’t take high status as a source of security, and don’t take low status as a danger.
37. If someone does something for others, everyone will help him; if someone does something for himself, everyone will leave him.
38. If you look wrongly, you will become lustful; if you hear wrongly, you will be confused; if you speak wrongly, you will be confused.
39. The heart wants to be small but the ambition wants to be big. The wisdom wants to be round but the action wants to be square.
40. Those who are good at swimming will drown, and those who are good at riding will fall. Everyone does what they like, but only brings disaster to themselves.
41. There is fire in the bamboo, but it cannot be drilled; there is water in the soil, but there is no spring if you dig it.
42. Don’t be greedy to be the first, and don’t be afraid of being the last.
43. In the way of profit and loss, there is no way to bring disaster and blessing, and it cannot be obtained by asking for it.
44. The sage discusses the world and makes laws, and takes action at any time.
45. Those who are rough should not be blamed for deftness, and those who are small-minded should not be blamed for great achievements.
46. Mount Tai is so high that it cannot be seen from the back; at the end of the autumn hair, it can be seen by looking at it.
47. Trouble comes from excessive desires, and harm comes from lack of preparation.
48. If you want to catch fish, you must first clear the water; if you want to catch birds, you must first reach trees.
49. A good doctor always treats a disease that is not a disease, so there is no disease.
50. If a fish swallows a boat and loses water, it will be controlled by ants and will leave its home.
51. The eyes observe the end of autumn hair, but the ears cannot hear the sound of thunder; the ears tune the sound of jade, () the eyes cannot see the height of Taishan.
52. Blessings turn into disasters, and disasters turn into blessings. They are incomparable and unfathomable.
53. Just and selfless, one word can bring peace to all people.
54. Skillful craftsmanship cannot cast wood, and skillful craftsmanship cannot cast gold.
55. Be true to your words and be faithful to your expectations. This is the highest standard in the world.
56. Orchids grow in deep valleys, but they will not be fragrant if they are not convinced; boats are in the rivers and seas, but they will not float if they are not driven by them; a gentleman does justice but stops his body if he does not seek true knowledge.
57. Accumulating love will lead to blessings, accumulating resentment will lead to disaster.
58. The brightness of a hundred stars is not as bright as the light of one month; the brightness of ten windows is not as bright as the brightness of one household.
59. You cannot see the canthus of a hundred steps away.
60. Horses should be tamed first and then be good; people should be trustworthy first and then be capable.
61. If you ask for materials, you will receive residual wood; if you ask for fish, you will receive dried grains.
62. Those who enter a country follow its customs, and those who enter a home avoid its taboos.
63. When a boat capsizes, you will see a good traveler; when a horse gallops, you will see a good chariot.
64. If you listen to music, you will know its customs; if you see its customs, you will know its transformation.
65. When the severe cold comes, frost and snow fall, and then you will know how luxuriant the pines and cypresses are.
66. If the moment is not correct, it cannot be square; if the gauge is not correct, it cannot be round.
67. A loving father does not love his son in return.
68. A country without justice will perish no matter how big it is. If a person has no good will, he will be injured even if he is brave.
69. Hundreds of rivers have different origins, but they all return to the sea.
70. When the water accumulates, fish gather, and when trees flourish, birds gather.
71. A gentleman does not say that small kindnesses are not worth doing and just give them up.
71 famous sayings of Huainanzi
1. White jade cannot be carved, and beautiful pearls cannot be written.
2. The heart is sad but singing is not happy; the heart is happy but crying is not sad.
3. Nothing in the world is as dangerous as dove poison, but if a good doctor hides it in his bag, it will be useful.
4. Blessings outweigh no disasters, and benefits are better than losses.
5. The light of the bright moon can be seen from a distance but cannot be scrutinized; in the foggy day, one can be scrutinized but cannot be scrutinized far away.
6. Those who chase the deer ignore the rabbit.
7. There is no salary sold in the forest, and no fish caught on the lake.
8. Good fortune comes from oneself, and misfortune comes from oneself.
9. If you place it in the sill of an ape, it will be the same as a dolphin. It is not unskillful and quick, and there is nothing it can do.
10. Those who succeed without self-improvement are rare in the world.
11. If you use the strength of everyone, you can win.
12. Big enough to accommodate the crowd, virtuous enough to embrace the future.
13. The key to saving trouble lies in abstinence.
14. Either copying people and defeating them, or destroying people and succeeding them.
15. Two hearts cannot win one person, but one heart can win a hundred people.
16. Benevolence and righteousness are the foundation of governance.
17. The sun does not know night, and the moon does not know day. The sun and moon are bright but cannot do both.
18. Where beauty lies, even if it is insulted, it cannot be humbled in the world; where there is evil, although it is noble, it cannot be noble in the world.
19. If you see the rain, you will not use the fur; if you go to the hall, the raincoat will not protect you.
20. Those who behave in the same way and tend to be the same will follow each other thousands of miles away; those who do not behave in harmony and tend to be different will not be able to communicate with each other.
21. If you are married to Xi Shi and Mao Qiang, you will never have a family for the rest of your life.
22. Begging for fire is worse than getting firewood, and asking for fire is worse than digging a well.
23. Thunder is too fast to cover your ears.
24. Too much desire harms justice, and too much worry harms wisdom.
25. A blessing in disguise?
26. Broad yet chestnut, strict yet warm.
27. A saint does not value a foot of wall but an inch of shade. It is sometimes rare but easy to lose.
28. Playing a chess piece is not enough to show wisdom, and playing a string is not enough to show sorrow.
29. When it comes to good deeds, there is no small thing that the saint does not do; when it comes to mistakes, there is no small thing that he does not correct.
30. A good horse can travel a thousand miles in a day, but it is not as capable as a jackal to fight a rabbit.
31. When the sun and the moon want to be bright, floating clouds cover them; when the river water wants to be clear, the sand and stones are wet; when human sexual desire is flat, cravings harm it.
32. The end cannot be stronger than the root, and the finger cannot be bigger than the arm. If the bottom is light and the top is heavy, it will be easy to overturn.
33. Disaster and blessing belong to the same family, benefit and harm are neighbors.
34. Governing the country should be done regularly, and benefiting the people should be the basis.
35. Walk straight and all evil will cease.
36. Don’t take high status as a source of security, and don’t take low status as a danger.
37. If someone does something for others, the crowd will help him; if he does something for himself, the crowd will go away.
38. If you look wrongly, you will become lustful; if you hear wrongly, you will be confused; if you speak wrongly, you will be confused.
39. The heart wants to be small but the ambition wants to be big. The wisdom wants to be round but the action wants to be square.
40. Those who are good at swimming will drown, and those who are good at riding will fall. Everyone does what they like, but only brings disaster to themselves.
41. There is fire in the bamboo, but it cannot be drilled; there is water in the soil, but there is no spring if you dig it.
42. Don’t be greedy to be the first, and don’t be afraid of being the last.
43. In the way of profit and loss, there is no way to bring disaster and blessing, and it cannot be obtained by asking for it.
44. The sage discusses the world and makes laws, and takes action at any time.
45. Those who are rough should not be blamed for deftness, and those who are small-minded should not be blamed for great achievements.
46. Mount Tai is so high that it cannot be seen from the back; at the end of the autumn hair, it can be seen by looking at it.
47. Trouble comes from excessive desires, and harm comes from lack of preparation.
48. If you want to catch fish, you must first clear the water; if you want to catch birds, you must first reach trees.
49. A good doctor always treats a disease that is not a disease, so there is no disease.
50. If a fish swallows a boat and loses water, it will be controlled by ants and will leave its home.
51. The eyes observe the end of autumn hair, but the ears cannot hear the sound of thunder; the ears tune the sound of jade, but the eyes cannot see the height of Taishan.
52. Blessings turn into disasters, and disasters turn into blessings. They are incomparable and unfathomable.
53. Just and selfless, one word can bring peace to all people.
54. Skillful craftsmanship cannot cast wood, and skillful craftsmanship cannot cast gold.
55. Be true to your words and be faithful to your expectations. This is the highest standard in the world.
56. Orchids grow in deep valleys, but they will not be fragrant if they are not convinced; boats are in the rivers and seas, but they will not float if they are not driven by them; a gentleman does justice but stops his body if he does not seek true knowledge.
57. Accumulating love will lead to blessings, accumulating resentment will lead to disaster.
58. The brightness of a hundred stars is not as bright as the light of one month; the brightness of ten windows is not as bright as the brightness of one household.
59. You can’t see beyond a hundred steps.
60. Horses should be tamed first and then be good; people should be trustworthy first and then be capable.
61. If you ask for materials, you will receive residual wood; if you ask for fish, you will receive dried grains.
62. Those who enter a country follow its customs, and those who enter a home avoid its taboos.
63. When a boat capsizes, you will see a good traveler; when a horse gallops, you will see a good chariot.
64. If you listen to music, you will know its customs; if you see its customs, you will know its transformation.
65. When the severe cold comes, frost and snow fall, and then you will know how luxuriant the pines and cypresses are.
66. If the moment is not correct, it cannot be square; if the gauge is not correct, it cannot be round.
67. A loving father does not love his son in return.
68. A country without justice will surely perish no matter how big it is. If a person has no good will, he will be injured even if he is brave.
69. Hundreds of rivers have different origins, but they all return to the sea.
70. When the water accumulates, fish gather, and when trees flourish, birds gather.
71. A gentleman does not say that small kindnesses are not worth doing and just give them up.
Famous quotes from Shenzi
Famous quotes from Shenzi
1. The eagle is good at striking. However, if the sun hits it, it will be tired and will not have full wings; Ji is good at galloping, but if the sun is galloping, it will stumble and not have full hooves.
2. The monarch who subjugates his country is not his fault alone; the monarch who can govern the country does not rely on his own strength.
3. Today, if a rabbit runs away and a hundred people chase it, it is not possible that one rabbit’s legs will be divided among a hundred people. The reason is not determined. Since it is still uncertain, how could Yao bend his strength, but what about everyone? The market is full of accumulated rabbits, and those who do not take them are not because they do not want rabbits. The distribution has been decided, and even though people are despicable, they will not fight for it.
Therefore, governing the world and the country only depends on the determination of divisions.
4. The two nobles do not get along with each other, and the two lowly do not interact with each other.
5. Poetry refers to past aspirations; books refer to past imperial edicts; Spring and Autumn refers to past events.
6. A villain feeds on his strength, and a gentleman feeds on his Tao. This is the teaching of the previous kings. Therefore, people often want to plow and feed the people of the world, but after plowing one's body, they are divided among all the people in the world. No one can get a liter of millet, which is evident from the fact that they cannot fill the world. People want to weave and clothe the people in the world, but after one's weaving, they are divided among all the people. If a person cannot obtain a ruler's cloth, it is obvious that it cannot be warmed. Therefore, I think it is better to recite the teachings of the former kings and seek their explanations, to understand the words of the sages and study their purpose, and to explain to the princes and great men than to the ordinary people on foot.
7. The sun and moon are the eyes of the world, but people do not know virtue; mountains and rivers are the food and clothing of the world, but people cannot feel them.
8. A wise monarch uses his ministers to make them loyal without going beyond their duties, and to make them fulfill their duties without going beyond the scope of their duties.
9. Therefore, if a sage is in a superior position, he can do no harm to others, but cannot cause others to do no harm to themselves, so the common people will eliminate their harm. The saint has the world, he receives it, he does not take it.
10. Therefore, Bi Qian was loyal but could not survive the Yin Dynasty, Shen was filial but could not settle down in the Jin Dynasty. All of them had loyal ministers and filial sons, but the country was in chaos. Why? No wise king or wise father can listen to it. Therefore, a filial son will not be born into the home of a loving father, and a loyal minister will not be born under a holy king.
11. The wisdom that prevails in the world will benefit the king; the loyalty that prevails in the world will harm the country.
12. There will be no peace if there is mutual suspicion. When there are two opposing parties, it is easy to fight. The result of fighting is to harm each other. The harm will occur in the fight between the two parties, not in the other. There is only one party.
13. The cause of the way of heaven is great, and the transformation is subtle. The reason is because of human feelings. No one can do it for himself, and if he transforms it into something for himself, then he cannot obtain it and use it.
14. People are mixed and each has his or her own abilities. What you can do is different. This is the sentiment of the people. The great king. Too great. Those who are also animals.
15. When a monarch abandons the law and uses his own body to govern, he will punish others and take away rewards, which comes from the monarch's heart.
16. In troubled times, ministers who subjugate a country are not the only ones who are loyal; in governing a country, ministers who show the emperor are not the only ones who can be loyal. A person who governs a country should be loyal and not partial to his king; a person who is in troubled times should be loyal and not partial to his ministers.
17. If a small man does not have enough food for a whole year, he will not have a wife if he is hungry. If a great man does not have enough food for a whole year, if he is hungry, his concubines and horses will not be his. Be careful!
18. One person governs the world, and the world does not serve one person.
19. If the king obeys the law but does not obey the law, then the matter will end with the law.
20. If the monarch abandons the legal system and determines the severity of rewards and punishments based on personal will, then the same merits will be rewarded differently, and the same sins will be punished differently. In this way, resentment will be caused by This happened.
21. Birds flying in the sky and fish swimming in the abyss are not techniques. Therefore, a person who is a bird or a fish does not know that he can fly or swim. If you know it and think about it, you will surely fall and drown. Just like a person, his feet are running forward, his hands are catching, and his ears are listening and his eyes are watching. When he is running forward to catch, listen and see, he responds to the opportunity and does it without thinking. You have to think about it before you can apply it, but you will be tired. Therefore, those who let nature take its course will be long-term, and those who find its way will be saved.
22. When the sky is bright, you don’t worry about people’s darkness; when the earth is rich, you don’t worry about people’s poverty; when the saints are virtuous, you don’t worry about people’s dangers.
23. When you open a household and build a house, you must take care of yourself, and then heaven will have nothing to worry about. Although the earth does not worry about the poverty of others, if you cut down trees and mow grass, you will have to take your own wealth, then the earth will have nothing to do. Although the sage does not worry about people, In times of crisis, if the people are accurate and compare themselves to those below, they will surely take care of themselves, and then the saint will have nothing to do.
24. The intelligence of the monarch is not necessarily much better than that of his ministers. To govern the country well, it is not enough to completely cover it with kindness.
25. The saint can rule the world because he has accepted the trust of the people and did not steal it himself. If the people support the saint instead of relying on the saint to support themselves, then the saint will be fine.
26. As a wise monarch, you should not listen to rumors, handle political affairs according to legal power, and observe gains and losses.
27. The sky has infinite light, so there is no need to worry about the darkness in the world; the earth has infinite wealth, so there is no need to worry about the poverty in the world; the saint has beautiful virtues, and there is no need to worry about the dangers in the world.
28. The king who subjugates the country is not the fault of one person; the king who governs the country is not the fault of one person. To control chaos, it depends on the appointment of worthy envoys rather than on loyalty.
29. If the way of heaven follows the way, it will naturally become vast, but if you change it artificially, it will shrink. The so-called compliance means following the laws of nature and complying with the people's sentiments.
30. People live together mixedly, everyone does their own thing, and everyone has different expertise. This is the actual situation of the people. Renjun is aloof, and he is tolerant of the talents below who have their own specialties.
31. A king does not listen much, but relies on numbers to observe gains and losses according to the law. Words that cannot be said will not be heard; work that cannot be done will not be sought for merit; relatives who do not work will not be held in office. Officials do not have personal relationships, and the law does not leave behind love. There is nothing wrong with anyone, only the law.
32. To establish the status of the emperor, the princes must not be suspicious; to establish the status of the princes, do not make the officials doubt; to establish the status of the legitimate wife, do not make the concubine suspicious; to establish the status of the legitimate son, do not make the concubine suspicious; to establish the status of the legitimate son, do not make the official The concubine became suspicious.
33. Those who have nothing to do during the day have no dreams at night.
34. When he establishes the emperor, he should not make the princes suspicious; when he establishes the princes, he should not make the officials doubt him; .
35. If you stay in a place where you have no fault for a long time, the world will listen.
36. If two legitimate sons with the same status are established in the family, the family will inevitably be in chaos. If two legitimate sons with the same status are established in the family and there is no chaos, () it is because the father is still alive.
37. If you work too hard, your body will be tired. If your body is tired, you will age. If your body ages, you will be unable to perform your duties. This will return to the old path of people not getting rich.
38. To be able to give away a fortune to the emperor, one must pick up a piece of gold in an uninhabited place; to be able to pay hundreds of tributes to the temple, one must be relaxed even when living alone, and to build up human feelings every time. It's because of the private reasons.
39. People are unwilling to do their best for themselves. If we force them to change from doing things for themselves to doing things for me, it will be impossible to find suitable talents.
40. If the ruler is responsible for his own duties, then the ministers will not do anything. This is a change of position between the monarch and his ministers. This is called rebellion, and rebellion leads to chaos. If a ruler obeys his ministers and does not bow down to himself, then all his ministers will do well. This is the difference between the obedience of the king and his ministers and the control of chaos, which must be observed.
41. Before I was born, how could I know that life was a joy? Now that I am not dead, how could I know that death is unhappy? Therefore, if life is not enough to make it happen, how can benefit be enough to move it; if death is not enough to stop it, how can harm be enough to fear it. To understand the difference between life and death, and to understand the change of interests and harms, it is not enough to observe the shape of jade chariots and elephants with your eyes and listen to the sound of white snow and clear horns; it is not enough to climb the Qianren River and approach the dizzying shore To confuse their knowledge. In this way, the body can be killed, life can be lost, and benevolence can be achieved.
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