100 "Classic" famous quotes from ancient Chinese on philosophical self-cultivation

1. Those who know me say that I am worried; those who do not know me say that I am worried. (The Book of Songs? Wang Fengmiuli)

2. If a person has no manners, what will he do if he does not die? (Book of Songs? Wind-like Rat)

3. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are warned. (Book of Songs? Preface)

4. Stones from other mountains can attack jade. (Book of Songs? Xiaoya He Ming)

5. Give me a peach and repay me with a plum. (The Book of Songs? Dayayi)

6. If God does evil, you can still violate it. If you do evil yourself, you will not live. (Shang Shu)

7. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. (Shang Shu? Dayu Mo)

8. Doing good is like ascending, doing evil is like falling. (Mandarin)

9. Those who do many injustices will surely die. (Zuo Zhuan)

10. Be prepared for danger in times of peace, and be prepared for danger. (Zuo Zhuan)

11. People are not sages. How can anyone have no faults? If you can correct your faults, there is no greater good. (Zuo Zhuan)

12. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. (Lao Tzu)

13. Believing words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not believing. (Lao Tzu)

14. Misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes. (Laozi)

15. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Lao Tzu)

16. Smart and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions. (The Analects of Confucius? Gongye Chang)

17. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. (The Analects of Confucius? Yan Yuan)

18. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. (The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong)

19. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned. (The Analects of Confucius? Shuer)

20. Learning without thinking means nothing, thinking without learning means danger. (The Analects of Confucius? For politics)

21. A knowledgeable person will not be confused, a benevolent person will not worry, and a brave person will not be afraid. (The Analects of Confucius? Zihan)

22. Knowing what is known is knowing, and not knowing is knowing what is known. (The Analects of Confucius? For politics)

23. Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy. (The Analects of Confucius? Yong Ye)

24. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told. (The Analects of Confucius? Zilu)

25. When three people walk together, they must have my teacher: choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. (The Analects of Confucius? Shuer)

26. Everything will be successful if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned. (Book of Rites? Doctrine of the Mean)

27. After learning, you will know your shortcomings; after teaching, you will know your difficulties. (Book of Rites? Records of Learning)

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? Records of Learning)

29. The road is long and long, and I will search up and down. (Qu Yuan? Lisao)

30. A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer. (Chu Ci? Buju)

31. It is better to have no books than to believe in all the books. (Mencius? Try your best)

32. If you are on the right path, you will get a lot of help, but if you are on the wrong path, you will get little help. (Mencius? Gongsun Chou)

33. If you are poor, you can benefit yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world. (Mencius? Try your best)

34. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. (Mencius? Gongsun Chou)

35. Riches and honors cannot be lascivious, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot bend. (Mencius? Teng Wengong)

36. Perseverance can carve gold and stone. (Xunzi? Encourage learning)

37. My life also has a limit, but my knowledge also has no limit. (Zhuangzi? Master of Health Preservation)

38. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. (Zhuangzi)

39. Learn it extensively, interrogate it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently. (Moderate)

40. It is better to retreat and build a net if you are envious of fish in the abyss. (Huainanzi? Talking about Lin Xun)

41. The peach and plum trees do not speak, and they create their own mistakes. (Historical Records? Biography of General Li)

42. Loyal words are unpleasant to the ear and beneficial to action; good medicine is bitter to the mouth and beneficial to the disease. (Historical Records? Liuhou Family)

43. A wise man will lose something if he thinks a lot; a fool will gain something if he thinks a lot. (Historical Records? Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin)

44. The rope cut the wood, and the water dripped through the stone. (Han Shu? Meisheng Biography)

45. If you want others to not know, you have to do nothing except yourself. (Meicheng of the Han Dynasty wrote a letter to admonish the King of Wu)

46. If a young man does not work hard, an old man will be miserable. (Han Yuefu? Chang Ge Xing)

47. The strong wind knows the strength of the grass, and it withers after seeing the cold weather. (Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Biography of Wang Ba)

48. What is lost is the east corner, and what is gained is the mulberry tree. (Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Feng Yichuan)

49. Wherever sincerity comes, gold and stone will open.

(Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Biography of Wang Jingsi in Guangling)

50. The knowledge of poverty and lowliness should not be forgotten, and the wife of chaff should not go to court. (Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Song Hongzhuan)

51. A man with lofty ideals will not drink water from a stolen spring, and an honest man will not be fed by someone who complains. (Book of the Later Han Dynasty)

52. The old man is always ambitious, but the martyr is ambitious in his old age. (Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms? The tortoise has a long life)

53. Without learning, there is no way to expand talents, and without ambition, there is no way to achieve learning. (Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms? Book of Commandments)

54. Without indifference, there is no clear ambition, and without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal. (Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms? Book of Commandments)

55. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. (Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms)

56. The prime years will never come again, and it will be difficult for one day to rise again. (Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty? Miscellaneous poems)

57. Don’t be concerned about poverty and lowliness, and don’t be obsessed with wealth. (Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty? Biography of Mr. Wu Liu)

58. The plan for a year begins in spring, and the plan for a day begins in the morning. (Xiao Duo of the Southern Dynasties)

59. The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear. (New Book of Tang? Biography of Yuan Xingchong)

60. The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister. (Given to Xiao Yu by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty)

61. There are close friends in the sea, and they are like neighbors in the world. (Tang Wangbo sent Du Shaofu to Shuchuan)

62. If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to the next level. (Huan, King of the Tang Dynasty? Climbing the Stork Tower)

63. Hibiscus emerges from the clear water, and the carvings are naturally removed. (Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty? On Poetry)

64. I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money I have spent. (Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty is about to drink wine)

65. The five mountains are shaken when he writes in high spirits, and the poem becomes a smile on the sea. (Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty? Jiang Shangyin)

66. An Neng can bend his eyebrows and bend his waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy. (Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty? Sleepwalking Tianmu chanted and left a farewell)

67. Reading through thousands of volumes, writing is like a spirit. (Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty? Presented to Wei Zuocheng’s Twenty-Two Rhymes)

68. When you reach the top of the mountain, you can see all the small mountains. (Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty? Wangyue)

69. Who says that the heart of an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. (Tang Mengjiao? Wandering Ziyin)

70. All things will sing if they are not equal. (Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty sent a preface to Meng Dongye)

71. Proficiency comes from hard work and waste from play, success comes from thinking and destruction from following. (Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty? Jinxue explanation)

72. Thousands of sails are approaching the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of trees are springing in front of the diseased tree. (Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty? Reward Lotte for the first time in Yangzhou)

73. Although it is hard to search for thousands of pounds, you will only get gold after blowing all the sand. (Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty? Langtaosha)

74. If the mountain is not high, there will be immortals and it will be famous; if the water is not deep, if there are dragons, it will be spiritual. (Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty? Humble Chamber Inscription)

75. It takes three days to test the jade, and it takes seven years to identify the material. (Tang Bai Juyi? Fang Yan)

76. Once upon a time, there was no water in the sea, except for Wushan, it was not a cloud. (Tang Yuanzhen? Lisi)

77. Flowers are similar every year, but people are different every year. (Liu Xiyi of the Tang Dynasty)

78. Black-haired people don’t know how to study hard early, and white-headed people regret studying late. (Tang Yan Zhenqing)

79. After collecting hundreds of flowers and turning them into honey, it will be sweet to whomever you work hard for. (Tang Luo Yinfeng)

80. After ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade has never been tried. (Tang Jia Dao? Swordsman)

81. Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work. (Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty was sympathetic to the farmers)

82. The spring silkworms will not run out until they die, and the wax torches will turn to ashes and tears will not dry up. (Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty? Untitled)

83. There is no colorful phoenix flying wings in the body, but there is a clear understanding in the heart. (Li Shangyin of Tang Dynasty? Untitled)

84. The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. (Tang Monk Yunlan)

85. There are still oranges on the branches under the residual snow, and the bamboo shoots are about to sprout due to the freezing thunder. (Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu? Replying to Yuan Zhen)

86. Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can destroy one's life. (Preface to the Biography of Lingguan by Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty)

87. Disasters often accumulate in the slightest, while wisdom and bravery are often trapped in drowning. (Preface to the Biography of Lingguan by Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty)

88. Listening to both will lead to enlightenment, but believing only to partiality will lead to darkness. (Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty? Zizhi Tongjian)

89. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. (Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty? Practice thrift and show health)

90. Step by step, read carefully and think carefully. (Song Zhuxi? The key to reading)

91. Don’t be afraid of clouds covering your eyes, just because you are at the top. (Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty? Climb Feilai Peak)

92. It seems ordinary and the most extraordinary, but it is easy but difficult to achieve. (Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty)

93. I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain. (Inscribed by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty on the wall of the Western Forest)

94. Read old books without getting tired of reading them a hundred times. If you read them carefully, you will know yourself. (Su Shi of the Song Dynasty)

95. Be broad-minded and appreciative, accumulate thickly but thinly.

(Su Shi of the Song Dynasty)

96. People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. (Su Shi of the Song Dynasty? Shui Diao Ge Tou)

97. There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, but there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers. (Song Lu You? Tour Shanxi Village)

98. I dare not forget to worry about my country even though I am in a low position. The coffin must be closed before the matter is settled. (Lu You of the Song Dynasty? He became ill and became obsessed with writing)

99. After reading it on paper, I finally realized that I had to do it in detail. (Lu You of the Song Dynasty? Reading on a winter night shows Zi Yu)

100. The ancients spared no effort in their knowledge, and their kung fu was only accomplished when they were young and old.

(Song Luyou) ;