Inspirational quotes and translations of ancient classics Inspirational quotes and translations of ancient classics

1. Learning without thinking is a waste, thinking without learning is peril. -- "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.

2. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Taking the lead when doing work, and taking the main responsibility for mistakes is "behaving kindly to oneself", being more understanding and tolerant to others is "taking responsibility lightly for others", in this way , there will be no resentment towards each other.

3. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: If you don't want anything (pain, disaster, misfortune...), don't impose it on others.

4. 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 is quick and dexterous in his actions

5. When you see a good person, you will think about it, and when you see a bad person, you will introspect yourself. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When you see someone who has strengths and advantages that exceed your own in a certain aspect, 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 If you have some shortcomings or shortcomings, you should calmly reflect and see if you have the same shortcomings or shortcomings as others.

6. 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 aware of your own shortcomings will benefit from it.

7. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When you say something, you must keep your word; when you decide what you want to do, you must do it resolutely and courageously.

8. No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no me. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Speak the facts, do not make assumptions out of thin air; do not be arbitrary or capricious when faced with problems, do whatever is feasible; be flexible in doing things, not rigid; do not take "I" as the center in everything, do not Self-righteous, work together with the people around you to complete the task together.

9. When two people are of the same mind, their sharpness is as sharp as metal; when two people are 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 and express unanimous opinions are so persuasive that people feel like they smell the fragrance. The orchid fragrance is easy to accept.

10. A gentleman hides his weapons and waits for the time to come. -- "Book of Changes"

Translation: Even if a gentleman has outstanding talents and skills, he will not show off or show off everywhere. Rather, it is about putting talents or skills to use when necessary. Selected inspirational quotes and translations of ancient classics

1. A gentleman is ashamed of his words and goes beyond his actions. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A gentleman thinks that it is shameful to talk too much and do too little.

2. Those who do many injustices will surely die. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

Translation: If you do too many bad things, you will eventually destroy yourself.

3. 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.

4. Think before you act. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Everything you do must be done after repeated consideration.

5. Don’t cover up your great virtue with just a glance. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

Translation: When evaluating a person, one cannot erase his merit just because of a slight mistake.

6. Don’t express 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.

7. A gentleman sticks 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.

8. Don’t use things to frustrate your aspirations. ——"Zhuangzi·Heaven and Earth"

Translation: If one's mind is disturbed by external objects, then one's virtue will be gone. Playthings are boring.

9. Everyone knows the useful uses, but no one knows the useless ones. ——"Human World"

Translation: People all know the usefulness of usefulness, but they do not understand the greater use of uselessness.

10. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: You must keep your word when you say something; when you decide what you want to do, you must do it resolutely and courageously.

11. The shape is like a haggard corpse, the heart is like death, but you really know it, and don’t hold on to it.

Translation: The body is like withered bones, and the heart is like dead ashes. True and pure knowledge does not persist in old views.

12. No one has any faults, but if he can correct his faults, there is no greater good. ——"Zuo Zhuan"

Translation: Everyone may make mistakes, and if they make mistakes, they will still be the best people as long as they correct them.

13. If you beat a foot, you will get half of it in a day, and it will last forever.

"Zhuangzi: The World"

Translation: If you cut off half of a foot-long whip every day, you will never be able to finish it. Matter is infinitely divisible.

14. 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 aware of your own shortcomings will benefit from it.

15. A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A gentleman always blames himself, looking for shortcomings and problems within himself. Villains often look at others and look for their shortcomings and shortcomings.

16. 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".

17. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. ——"Zhuangzi Mountain Trees"

Translation: The friendship between gentlemen is as thin as water, but the friendship between villains looks as sweet as wine. A true friend never talks about benefits.

18. Everyone values ??profit, honest people value reputation, wise people value ambition, and saints value essence. ——"Deliberately"

Translation: Most people value profit, honest people value reputation, wise men value ambition, and saints value spirit.

19. There is no greater sorrow for a husband than the death of his heart, and the death of a human being is also the second most. ——"Zhuangzi·Tian Zifang"

Translation: The greatest sorrow is that the heart is as gray as death, the spirit is destroyed, and the death of the human body is still secondary. People need to have some spirit.

20. A gentleman hides his weapon and waits for the time to move. ——"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. Ancient classic inspirational quotes and popular translations

1. Isn’t it a gentleman if a person does not know something but is not stunned? -- "The Analects"

Translation: If I achieve something, Others may not understand, but I will never feel angry or wronged. Isn't this also a sign of gentlemanly demeanor?

2. Don't express 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.

3. A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A gentleman always blames himself, looking for shortcomings and problems within himself. Villains often look at others and look for their shortcomings and shortcomings.

4. Even the villain’s faults must be punished. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A villain must cover up his faults.

5. 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".

6. A little impatience will mess up a big plan. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Even if you really want to do something that you shouldn't do, but insist on not doing it, it is called "forbearance". Being intolerant of small things will affect the overall situation and ruin big things.

7. 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.

8. A gentleman should stick to his roots, and the Tao will be born from his roots. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A gentleman devotes himself to the fundamentals and establishes the fundamentals, and "Tao" will naturally arise.

9. A gentleman is ashamed of his words rather than his actions. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A gentleman believes that it is shameful to talk too much and do too little.

10. Think before you act. --"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Everything you do must be done after repeated consideration.

11. 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: People learn it once and for all, but if I spend hundreds of efforts, I will definitely learn it. If others can master it ten times, if I learn it a thousand times, I will definitely master it.

12. Those who do many injustices will surely die. -- "Zuo Zhuan"

Translation: If you do too many bad things, you will eventually destroy yourself.

13. 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 they make mistakes, they will still be the best people as long as they correct them.

14. 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.

15. Knowing shame is close to courage. -- "The Doctrine of the Mean"

Translation: Knowing what is a shameful behavior is a good sign of bravery.

16. Take fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps. --"Mencius"

Translation: Be complacent about thinking that one's own mistakes are smaller than others' and that one's shortcomings are fewer than others'.

17. 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.

18. Everyone can be Yao and Shun. --"Mencius"

Translation: As long as they work hard, everyone can become a great sage like Yao and Shun.

19. Be tireless in learning and teaching. --"The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: Study hard without feeling satisfied, teach others without feeling tired.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. Good and evil are done by people, and misfortunes and blessings are brought about by oneself. --"Zengguang Xianwen"

Translation: Good and bad things are all done by oneself, and disasters and happiness are all caused by oneself. Caused by one's own words and deeds.

23. To know something is to know it, and to know something is not to know it, which is knowledge. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: To know is to know. If you don't know, you should say you don't know. Don't cheat. This is wise behavior.

24. You can’t help but learn. --"Xunzi"

Translation: Learning cannot be stopped.

25. If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable. -- "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.

26. There are three aspects of reading: understanding with the heart, understanding with the eyes, and understanding with the mouth. --Ming 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.

27. The strong will have its own strong hand, so don’t boast to others. -- "Warning Words"

Translation: Even though 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.

28. 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.

29. Black-haired people don’t know how to study hard 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.

30. 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: Those who know their own shortcomings and study hard are smart people, and those who are not easy to ask and are proud and complacent are shameful.

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