1. A gentleman hides his weapons and waits for the time to come. - "Book of Changes" Translation: Even if a gentleman has outstanding talents and extraordinary skills, he will not show off or show off everywhere. Rather, it is about putting talents or skills to use when necessary.
2. Seeing good is like falling short, seeing bad is like exploring the soup. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you see a good person, you are afraid that it will be too late to learn from him; when you see a good thing, you are afraid that you will not be able to do it if it is too late. When you see evil people or bad things, it is like coming into contact with hot water. You should leave immediately and stay away.
3. Things that are beneficial to the country cannot be avoided even if they are dead. ——Ming Dynasty Lu Kun's "Yin 1·Volume 1" Translation: Do things that are beneficial to the country bravely, even if there is the risk of death, do not avoid it.
4. If you are not good at learning, you are afraid of losing it. - "The Analects of Confucius·Qin Bo" Translation: When learning knowledge, I am afraid of not being able to catch up. If I catch up, I am afraid of losing it again.
5. Knowing shame is almost courageous. - "The Doctrine of the Mean" Translation: Knowing what is a shameful behavior is a good sign of bravery.
6. I feel sorry for my parents, who worked so hard to give birth to me. - "The Book of Songs" Translation: Thinking of parents, how heartbroken children feel for them! They spent so much hard work giving birth to me and raising me!
7. There are three ways to read: reading with the heart, with the eyes, and with the mouth. - Ming Dynasty Zhu Xi Translation: Think with your heart, look carefully with your eyes, and read more with your mouth. Only when you do all three aspects well can you truly read.
8. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. - "Zhuangzi" Translation: The communication between gentlemen is as plain and pure as water, so that such friendship will last; the communication between villains is like sweet wine, thick and thick, but it will not last long.
9. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know. - "Book of Rites·Xue Ji" Translation: Without carving, jade cannot become a useful jade object; without learning, people do not understand principles.
10. Be eager to learn but not hesitant. - "Zuo Zhuan" Translation: Love learning but not half-heartedly.
11. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: Those who work hard and take the main responsibility when making mistakes are "self-benefiting". Being more understanding and tolerant to others is "taking less responsibility from others". In this case, there will be no resentment towards each other.
12. A gentleman is ashamed of his words rather than his actions. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A gentleman thinks that it is shameful to talk too much and do too little.
13. Black-haired people don’t know how to study early, and white-haired people regret studying late. - "Encouragement to Study" Translation: When you are young, you don't know how to seize the time and study diligently. When you are old, it is too late to study.
14. A gentleman adheres to his roots, and the Tao is born from his roots. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A gentleman devotes himself to the fundamentals and establishes the fundamentals, and the "Tao" will naturally arise.
15. Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. - Song Dynasty Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower" Translation: When sharing the country's worries, be ahead of others and be more anxious than others; when enjoying happiness, let others come first and put yourself last.
16. Know well and ask questions, and then you can learn. - "Xunzi" Translation: A smart person must study hard and ask questions in order to become a talent.
17. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A gentleman is open-minded, frank and clean in his thoughts, and his appearance and movements appear to be very comfortable and stable. The villain has too many desires in his heart and a heavy psychological burden. He is often worried and worried. His appearance and movements also appear uneasy, and he often seems to be unable to sit or stand firmly.
18. Everyone can be like Yao and Shun. - "Mencius" Translation: As long as they work hard, everyone can become a great sage like Yao and Shun.
19. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. —Ming Dynasty Gu Yanwu Translation: Everyone bears a great responsibility for the prosperity and decline of a country.
20. Read it a hundred times and its meaning will become apparent. - "Three Kingdoms" Translation: Reading must be repeated many times in order to understand the meaning of the book.
21. Good medicine is hard on the mouth but good for the disease; good advice is hard on the ears but good for deeds. - "Confucius' Family Sayings" Translation: Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for curing diseases; words of advice and advice may sound unpleasant but are good for people's behavior.
22. A little impatience will mess up a big plan. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: Even if you really want to do something you shouldn't do, but insisting on not doing it is called "forbearance". Being intolerant of small things will affect the overall situation and ruin big things.
23. As a learner, one should neither be small nor arrogant. —Gu Yanwu Translation: When studying, don’t feel inferior in the face of profound and vast knowledge, nor should you be proud and complacent just because you have learned a little bit of knowledge.
24. Be tireless in learning and teaching. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: Study hard without feeling satisfied, teach others without feeling tired.
25. Not fighting when you are insulted is an insult. - "Gongsun Longzi" Translation: When justice is insulted and bullied but you do not stand up, it is a sign of shame.
26. If young people don’t work hard, old people will be sad. - "Han Yuefu·Chang Ge Xing" Translation: If you don't study hard when you are young, you will only regret and sigh when you are old.
27. Love those who benefit the country, and hate those who harm the country. - "Yan Zi Chun Qiu" Translation: If something is beneficial to the country, we should do it enthusiastically; if anything is harmful to the country, we should hate it and stay away from it.
28. No one has any faults, and there is no greater good than being able to correct them.
- "Zuo Zhuan" Translation: Everyone may make mistakes, and if he makes mistakes, he will still be the best person as long as he corrects them.
29. Since ancient times, no one has died, but his heart has always been there to illuminate the youth. —Song Dynasty Wen Tianxiang's "Crossing the Lingding Ocean" Translation: Since ancient times, everyone will inevitably die, so let's leave a piece of patriotic loyalty in the annals of history!
30. The stupid bird flies first and enters the forest early; the stupid person learns hard and becomes talented early. - "Proverbs of Saving the World" Translation: Birds that fly slowly will take off early and fly into the woods earlier than other birds. People who are not smart enough can become successful earlier than others as long as they work hard.
31. Born in sorrow and died in happiness. - Mencius Translation: Adversity can temper one's will and make one stronger. On the contrary, always being satisfied with enjoyment will make people not seek advancement and gradually fall behind.
32. If a person does not learn, he is still standing in front of the wall. - "Shang Shu" Translation: If a person does not study, he is like standing facing a wall and cannot see anything.
33. Those who do many injustices will surely die. - "Zuo Zhuan" Translation: If you do too many bad things, you will eventually destroy yourself.
34. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. - "Shang Shu" Translation: Being complacent with the achievements you have achieved will lead to losses and disasters; being humble and always feeling your own shortcomings will benefit from it.
35. Don’t hide your great virtue with a veil. - "Zuo Zhuan" Translation: When evaluating a person, one cannot erase his merit just because of a slight mistake.
36. If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can break through metal; if they speak of the same mind, their stench is as bad as orchid. - "Book of Changes" Translation: People who work together are strong enough to break hard metal; people who work together express unanimous opinions and are persuasive, and people are like smelling the fragrant orchid fragrance and are easy to accept it.
37. The strong will have its own strong hand, so don’t boast to others. - "Warning Words" Translation: Although you are a strong person, there must be someone stronger than you, so don't be proud and complacent in front of others and brag about yourself.
38. Think before you act. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Gongye Chang" Translation: Take action after repeated consideration. This applies to those who act recklessly. Three: multiple times.
39. The breadth of learning lies in perseverance, and perseverance lies in solid determination. — Jin Ge Hong Translation: The profoundness of knowledge lies in not being tired of learning, and not being tired of learning lies in having a firm goal.
40. 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. - "Xunzi Encouraging Learning" Translation: If you don't accumulate half steps and one step, you can't go thousands of miles away; if you don't gather the trickles, you can't form rivers and seas.
41. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. - "Three Kingdoms" Liu Beiyu Translation: For any thing, don't do it just because it is a small, inconspicuous bad thing; on the contrary, do it for something small. Don't do something good that benefits others just because it doesn't mean much.
42. Think before you act. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: Everything you do must be done after repeated consideration.
43. To know something is to know it, and to know something is not to know it. This is knowledge. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: Knowing means knowing. If you don't know, you should say you don't know. Don't cheat. This is wise behavior.
44. A slight difference is a thousand miles away. —Song Dynasty Lu Jiuyuan Translation: To do anything, you must do it carefully at the beginning. If you do it even slightly wrong, the result will be very different.
45. A thousand-foot embankment collapses with ant holes; a hundred-foot room burns with smoke from the gaps. - "Han Feizi" Translation: A thousand-mile embankment may collapse because of ants digging holes; a hundred-foot-tall building may be burned down because of fire caused by sparks emerging from the gaps in the chimney.
46. Good and evil are done by people, and misfortunes and blessings are caused by oneself. - "Zengguang Xianwen" Translation: Good and bad things are all done by oneself, and disasters and happiness are all caused by one's own words and deeds.
47. Words are useless, but actions are not far away. - "Zuo Zhuan" Translation: The content or subject matter of the article is very good, but if the expression is inappropriate, then there will not be many people who will appreciate it, and it will be difficult to spread it through the ages.
48. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If you only study without thinking, you will not feel confused. If you only dream without studying, you will be tired and gain nothing.
49. A gentleman is always kind to others. - "Mencius" Translation: The greatest advantage of a gentleman is to treat others with a noble and benevolent heart.
50. Sacrificing one’s life to go to the national disaster, treating one’s death as if one were returning home. -Three Kingdoms·Cao Zhi's "White Horse" Translation: When the country is in danger, we must dare to stand up and treat death as if we were going home.
51. The prime years will never come again, and the morning will never come again. —Jin·Tao Yuanming Translation: The beautiful youthful years will never come again. There cannot be two mornings in a day. Cherish the time!
52. The sound of wind, rain, and reading are all in my ears; I care about everything about family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs. - Gu Xiancheng, Ming Dynasty Translation: The sound of wind, rain, and the sound of reading all enter our ears. Therefore, as a scholar, we should be concerned about family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, and all kinds of things, and we cannot just study.
53. If you review the past and learn the new, you can become a teacher.
- "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: People who learn new knowledge and often review the knowledge they have already learned. If they continue to study and review, their knowledge and cultivation will be improved quickly. Such people can become teachers.
54. When a man lives his life, he should sweep away the world and live in peace in one room? —Han·Chen Fanyu Translation: A person with ambitions living in the world should dare to fight against all kinds of behaviors that are not conducive to the country. How can he be satisfied with just handling the small affairs of his own family?
55. Death is inevitable for everyone. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. - Han Sima Qian's "Historical Records" Translation: After all, people are bound to die, but the value of death is different. The death of those who die for the people's just cause is more important than Mount Tai, and the death of those who are selfish and benefit themselves at the expense of others is more important than a feather. light.
56. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are enough to be warned. - "Preface to Poetry" Translation: Those who make criticisms are not guilty. When you hear other people's criticisms, you should carefully reflect on yourself. If you make mistakes, correct them. If they are not wrong, take them as advice given to you by others.
57. Learning is like sailing against the current. If you don’t advance, you will retreat. - "Zengguang Xianwen" Translation: Learning requires continuous progress and continuous efforts, just like a boat traveling against the current. If you don't work hard to move forward, you can only go backwards.
58. Life is beneficial to people, but death does not harm people. ——"Book of Rites·Tan ??Gong Shang" Translation: In life, one should be a person who is beneficial to the people, and should not be a "ghost" that harms others even after death.
59. Those who don’t know enough are eager to learn, and those who are ashamed to ask are complacent. - Lin Bu's "Records of Saving Hearts" Translation: A person who knows his own shortcomings and studies hard is a smart person, a person who is not easy to ask questions and is proud and complacent is shameful.
60. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A gentleman does not talk too much, but does things quickly and dexterously.
61. If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to a higher level. —Wang Zhihuan of the Tang Dynasty, "Climbing the Zhejiangque Tower" Translation: If you want to see farther and broader scenery, you have to go up to the next floor. If you want to learn more and deeper knowledge, you have to work harder than before.
62. There is a road to the mountain of books, and diligence is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat. - "Zeng Guangxian Wen" Translation: Diligence is a shortcut to the world of knowledge. Only by not being afraid of hardship can you swim freely in the ocean of knowledge.
63. A kind word warms you for three winters, but a bad word hurts you for six months. - Translation of a Ming Dynasty proverb: A kind and helpful word can make the listener feel warm even in the severe cold of winter; on the contrary, harsh and vicious words can hurt other people's feelings and self-esteem, even in the heat of June. Makes you feel cold.
64. A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others. - "The Analects" Translation: A gentleman always blames himself, looking for shortcomings and problems within himself. Villains often look at others and look for their shortcomings and deficiencies.
65. According to thousands of scriptures, filial piety and brotherhood come first. - "Zengguang Xianwen" Translation: According to thousands of classic principles, filial piety to parents and friendship to brothers are the first things that should be done.
66. When I am old, I am like the old, and when I am young, I am like the young. - "Mencius" Translation: Respect and love other people's elders as you respect and love your own elders; care for other people's children as you care for your own children.
67. Even the villain’s faults must be punished. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A villain must cover up his faults.
68. No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no me. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: Speak the facts, don't make assumptions out of thin air; don't be arbitrary or willful when things happen, do whatever is feasible; be flexible in your actions, not rigid; don't take "I" as the center in everything, don't be self-righteous, work together with the people around you, ***Complete the mission together.
69. Worrying about the country and forgetting about home, sacrificing one’s life to help those in need is the ambition of a loyal minister. -Three Kingdoms·Cao Zhi's "Seeking Self-Sincerity" Translation: Worrying about national affairs and forgetting the small family, sacrificing one's life to save the country from danger, these are the ambitions of loyal ministers.
70. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you have said something, you must keep your word; when you have determined what you want to do, you must do it resolutely and courageously.
71. Among three people, there must be a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When three people are together, there must be someone among them who is worth learning in some way, then he can be my teacher. I choose his strengths to learn from, and I will learn from his shortcomings and shortcomings and correct them.
72. Read thousands of volumes and write like a master. —Du Fu, Tang Dynasty Translation: If you read a lot, your writing will flourish, as if you have divine help.
73. Do your duty and do not give in to the teacher. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you encounter a good thing that you should do, you should not hesitate. Even if the teacher is nearby, you should rush to do it. Later it developed into the idiom "do your duty without giving in".
74. Be broad-minded and make reservations. —Su Shi, Song Dynasty Translation: Read extensively, learn more about people and things at home and abroad, ancient and modern, and keep the good parts in mind; accumulate a large amount of knowledge materials, and be able to choose and use them freely and appropriately when needed.
75. 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" Translation: Being diligent and studious is close to wisdom, doing anything as long as you work hard is close to benevolence, knowing right and wrong, good and evil is a manifestation of courage.
76. Isn’t it a gentleman if a person doesn’t know something but doesn’t feel embarrassed? - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If I have achieved something and others don't understand it, I will never feel angry or aggrieved. Isn't this also a sign of gentlemanly demeanor?
77. An inch of mountains and rivers means an inch of gold. —Jin·Zuo Qigong Yu Translation: Every inch of the mountains and rivers of the motherland is more precious than an inch of gold and must never be given to outsiders.
78. Learning but not knowing is the same as not learning; knowing but not being able to do it is the same as not knowing. -Huang? Translation: Learning knowledge but not being able to understand some principles is no different from not learning; having learned the principles but not being able to apply them still means not learning the principles.
79. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. - "Book of Changes" Translation: As a gentleman, you should have a strong will and a never-ending spirit of struggle, strive to strengthen self-cultivation, complete and develop your own studies or career. Only by doing so can you reflect the will of God and live up to what the universe has given you. The duties and talents of a gentleman.
80. Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back. - "Zengguang Xianwen" Translation: Lambs have the act of gratitude by kneeling down to receive breast milk, little crows have the feeling of feeding food to the mother crow, and children must know how to be filial to their parents.
81. Everyone in the world knows that taking things is taking, but no one knows that giving them is taking. - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" Translation: People think that only getting things from others is a gain, but they don't know that giving to others is also a gain.
82. The times are now approaching, and we will draw pictures one by one. —Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang Translation: In history, many loyal ministers and righteous men showed their integrity when the country was in trouble, and each of them went down in history.
83. Learning without converting is not learning. —Song Dynasty Yang Wanli Translation: Learning knowledge but not being able to apply it flexibly cannot be called learning.
84. If you want to make peace with your family, you must first make peace with your country. —Wu Zetian Translation: If you want to build a happy family, you must first make the country stable and prosperous.
85. When the book is used, it will be less regrettable. It is difficult to understand things until they have been through. - Chen Tingzhuo Translation: Knowledge always makes people feel that it is not enough when it is applied. If you have not experienced many things personally, you will not know how difficult it is.
86. Take fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps. - "Mencius" Translation: Be complacent about thinking that your mistakes are smaller than others and that your shortcomings are fewer than others.
87. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is a real mistake.
88. Work is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by playfulness; success is achieved by thinking, and ruined by casualness. —Han Yu Translation: Success in career or studies lies in hard work and diligence. If you are too playful and relax your requirements, you will achieve nothing; in life, you must think carefully and thoroughly before you can achieve anything. Willfulness, sloppiness, and casualness will only lead to failure.
89. The original intention of reading is Yuanyuan. —Lu You, Song Dynasty Translation: The purpose of studying should be to master knowledge and serve the society and the public, not to get promoted and get rich.
90. The desire to serve the country will last until death. —Su Shi, Song Dynasty Translation: The ambition to serve the motherland will not change until death.
91. Don’t blame God or blame others. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When encountering setbacks and failures, never make excuses from an objective perspective, and never push the responsibility to others. Later it developed into the idiom "blame everything but others".
92. I dare not forget about my country despite my humble status. ——Lu You's "Sickness arose from the Book" Translation: Although I have a low status, I have never forgotten my responsibility to care about the country and the people.
93. Don’t show off your anger and never make mistakes. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If you make a mistake, don't take it out on others, and don't make it a second time.
94. When you see a virtuous person, think about them all; when you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on yourself. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you see someone who has strengths and advantages that exceed your own in a certain aspect, you should humbly ask for advice, study hard, and find ways to catch up with him and reach the same level as him; when you see someone with certain shortcomings or deficiencies, you should You should calmly reflect and see if you have the same shortcomings or shortcomings as him.
95. The beauty of a gentleman is not the evil of a man. The villain is on the contrary. - "The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A gentleman always starts from the desire to be kind or beneficial to others, wholeheartedly promotes others to realize their good intentions and legitimate requirements, and does not look at the world with cold eyes. Or they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they will not add fuel to the fire when others have failures, mistakes, or pain. Villains, on the contrary, are always "evil as adults but not beautiful as adults".
96. My life has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. - "Zhuangzi" Translation: My life is limited, but human knowledge is infinite.
97. If a person can do something with one thing, he can do it with a hundred things; if a person can do it with ten things, he can do it with a thousand things. - "The Doctrine of the Mean" Translation: If people learn it once, I can definitely learn it if I spend hundreds of efforts. If others can master it ten times, if I learn it a thousand times, I will definitely master it.
98. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost. —Li Qingzhao, Song Dynasty, "Summer Quatrains" Translation: Be a hero when you are alive, and be a hero after you die.