Translation of "The Story of a Big Dai Li Zi Zhang Asks the Official": If the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and if people are too demanding, there will be no companions. This sentence shows that you should have a tolerant attitude when you get along with others. If you are too demanding, it will be difficult to find the advantages of others, and you will not be able to cooperate with others, which will eventually lead to self-isolation.
2. Industry is good at diligence, but poor at play. Han Yu's Interpretation of Learning
Translation: Academic progress is due to diligence, and it is abandoned due to leisure. This sentence warns people that no matter what they do, if they want to achieve something, they must work hard and don't waste their time.
3. A gentleman is always striving for self-improvement. Translation of Zhouyi Gan Xiang
: Celestial bodies run vigorously, and talented people should strive for self-improvement as celestial bodies run. This is an aphorism to encourage people to work hard and make progress. If a person wants to succeed in his career, he must be fearless of difficulties, always self-motivated and always strive for self-improvement.
4. Only talents can be used every day, and ideas are inexhaustible. Translation of Zhouyi Biography
: Talent is constantly improved by use; Thought is inexhaustible because of persuasion. This sentence means that people's talents and ideas can only be enhanced and improved through continuous use. Without the stimulation of practice, talents and ideas will be exhausted.
5. If you don't have a strong will, you won't be wise. Mozi's Self-cultivation
Translation: People who are not determined in their aspirations cannot give full play to their wisdom. This sentence emphasizes the importance of determination, and firm ambition can give people endless motivation.
6. My husband is ambitious all over the world, but Wan Li is still near.
Wang Biao for a White Horse: Ambitious people aim all over the world, so that even though they are far away from Wan Li, they can connect with each other, just like close neighbors. This poem was written when Cao Zhi and his younger brother Cao Biao parted. Later, people often used it to encourage each other and express their high-spirited feelings.
7. Where there is a will, there is a way.
Translation of "The Biography of Geng Yan in the Later Han Dynasty": A man with ambition can finally achieve his career. Later generations often use this saying to show that as long as a person has determination and perseverance, there is nothing he can't do.
8. A lady must be polite and respectful, respectful and respectful. Guan zi Wu fu
translation: people must know the "ceremony" before they can have a respectful heart, and then they can have respect and courtesy. This sentence expresses the importance of "knowing courtesy" and points out its relationship with "respect" and "respect". "Knowing courtesy" is the premise, "respect" is the inner reaction, and "respect" turns into action.
9. if you don't follow the rules, you can't form a square. On Mencius Li Lou
Translation: Square and circle cannot be drawn without compasses and rulers. This sentence uses the fact that craftsmen need certain tools to draw squares and circles, which means that we should abide by certain norms in our lives.
1, a porridge and a meal, when thinking is not easy; Half a silk and half a wisp, it is difficult to keep thinking about material resources. 〈 Family Motto 〉
Translation: Even if it is a porridge or a meal, you should think that it is not easy to come; Even if it is half a silk or half a thread, we should also think of the hardships of labor. This is our traditional "housekeeping motto", which reminds people to always pay attention to saving money and cherish the fruits of labor.