Famous quotes from "Zengguang Xianwen" (100 sentences):

1. Don't bear heavy loads if you are weak, and don't persuade others with light words.

People who are too weak cannot bear too much weight, and if their words are not taken seriously, stop trying to persuade others.

2. A dragon swims in shallow water and is teased by a shrimp; a tiger falls down and is bullied by a dog.

A dragon will be teased by shrimps when it enters shallow water, and a dog will bully a tiger when it falls on the plain. It describes what happens to people in unfavorable circumstances when they are unlucky.

3. He made it to the Dragon and Tiger Ranking for the first time and arrived in the Phoenix Pond ten years ago.

I became famous immediately after passing the exam, but without ten years of hard work it would be impossible to get close to the emperor.

4. Don’t join the crowd if you don’t have money, and don’t seek relatives if you are in trouble.

Don’t go to others if you don’t have money, and don’t go to visit relatives and friends when the situation is bad.

5. Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back.

The young sheep kneel down to suck milk, and the little crows carry food in their mouths to nurse their mothers. Birds and beasts both know how to repay their kindness, and people should know their parents' kindness and fulfill their filial piety.

6. Meeting each other is like acquaintance for the first time, and there will be no resentment until the end.

Don’t have too deep relationships with others, lest you develop resentment in old age.

7. Human relationships are as thin as paper, and world affairs are like new chess games.

Human relationships are as fragile as paper, and things in the world are as ever-changing as a chess game.

8. Mountains and streams are easy to rise and easy to recede, and easy to turn back and forth in the minds of small people.

The water in the mountain stream often rises and recedes with the seasons, and the unreasonable villain is capricious and unpredictable.

9. When gold is transported away, it turns into iron, and when it comes, iron becomes like gold.

When you have bad luck, gold may turn into iron, and when luck comes, iron may turn into gold.

10. Reading must be done with intention, a word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

Only by working hard in reading can you produce articles with exquisite diction.

11. When you meet someone, say a few words, but don’t give up everything.

You must leave room for words when speaking to others, do not speak out quickly, and do not give all your heart to others.

12. If you plant flowers deliberately, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will become shade.

The things I wanted to do didn’t reach my goal, and the things I didn’t expect to be done actually happened.

13. It is difficult to paint the skin of a tiger, but it is difficult to paint the bones of a tiger.

It is easier to understand people on the surface, but it is difficult to understand people's hearts and thoughts.

14. Money is like dung, but kindness is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

Money is not important. What is valuable is benevolence, righteousness and morality.

15. The water flowing down the beach is unintentional, and the white clouds coming out of Xiu Xiu are unintentional.

The water flowing from the mountain to the beach is not intentional, and the white clouds passing through the cave are also unintentional.

16. If you didn’t climb high and look at it, who would believe that the ocean is deep.

If I hadn’t climbed up and looked far ahead, how would I have known the vastness of the East China Sea?

17. Horse power can be seen in the distance, and people's hearts can be seen in the long journey.

Only after a long journey can one know the strength of a horse; only after a long journey can one understand the strength of a human heart.

18. If two people are of the same mind, they can’t buy gold if they don’t have money. But if one person is of the same mind, if they have money, it’s hard to buy needles.

If two people are of the same mind, life will get better as time goes by; otherwise, they will become poorer and achieve nothing.

19. It’s easy to get acquainted with each other, but it’s difficult to make friends after staying for a long time.

It is easy to handle the relationship after one or two contacts, but it is difficult to maintain a long-term relationship.

20. Horses are weak because they are thin, and people who are not romantic are just poor.

Horses cannot run because they are too thin and weak; people cannot feel proud because they are poor.

21. To forgive others is not to be a fool. A fool will not forgive others.

Those who are tolerant to others are those who know the principles, but fools who do not understand the principles will not be tolerant to others.

22. It is a close relationship, but it is not a close relationship.

Those who are relatives should not be treated as relatives, but those who are not relatives should be treated as relatives.

23. In ten years, no one asked me, but I became famous all over the world in one fell swoop.

After ten years of studying hard in a cold window, no one knew about it, but suddenly he became famous and everyone in the world knew about it.

24. The orioles are still afraid of the old age of spring, how can they teach people to spend spring in vain?

The Yinghua is most afraid of the passing of spring. How can we let people spend their good time in vain?

25. If we meet again and return home without drinking anything, the peach blossoms at the entrance of the cave will also smile.

It’s such a joke when friends meet without drinking.

26. Don’t let a pretty girl grow old, and don’t let a wandering man teach the poor.

Don’t let a beautiful woman grow old, and don’t let a romantic man become poor.

27. If you don’t know how to welcome guests at home, you will know your master only when you go abroad.

I don’t know how to receive guests at home. It’s only after I go out that I realize the importance of this issue.

28. Gold is not fake, and asafoetida is not real.

Gold is not easy to counterfeit, but asafoetida is not easy to counterfeit.

29. If you don’t care about your guests, you may be a fool.

If the host does not greet guests when they see them coming, he is probably a fool.

30. The poor live in the busy city and no one cares about them; the rich live in the mountains and have distant relatives.

When a person is poor and lives in a busy city, no one is willing to go there. When a person is rich, no matter how remote he or she lives, people will come to visit him.

31. No one speaks behind someone’s back, and no one speaks in front of someone.

Who doesn’t talk about people behind their backs, and who doesn’t talk about them in front of others?

32. If you have money, you speak the truth, but if you don’t have money, you speak the truth.

When rich people tell the truth, some people believe it; when poor people tell the truth, others doubt it and do not believe it.

33. If you don’t believe it, just look at the wine at the banquet and persuade the rich first cup by cup.

If you don’t believe it, go to a banquet and see that everyone will toast to people with money and status.

34. Make money in the hustle and bustle, and settle down in a quiet place.

The busy city is a place to make money, and only a quiet place can recuperate.

35. Comes like wind and rain and goes like dust.

There was a big shock when I arrived, but there was no sound when I left.

36. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the new people in the world drive out the old ones.

The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and new people emerge in endlessly in the world.

37. The tower near the water gets the moon first, and the flowers and trees facing the sun get the spring early.

You can take advantage of it because it is close to convenience.

38. The ancients did not see the moon today, but the moon used to shine on the ancients.

People in the past will not see today's moon, but today's moon has shined on people in the past.

39. The one who arrives first is the king, and the one who arrives later is the minister.

First come, first served, first served.

40. Don’t leave early, and there are even more early travelers.

Don’t say he came early, someone was earlier than him.

41. Don’t believe in the straight and the straight, and beware of being unkind.

Don’t believe too much in integrity and selflessness, and be wary of anyone.

42. There are straight trees in the mountains, but there are no straight people in the world.

There are straight trees in the world, but there are no straight people.

43. If you hate yourself for having no leaves, don’t blame the sun for being biased.

You must first see if there is anything wrong with you, and don’t always emphasize the influence of others.

44. Everyone’s destiny is up to them.

Everyone’s everything is destined, and they have no choice. This sentence promotes the idea of ??destiny.

45. A year’s plan starts with spring, a day’s plan starts with Yin. A family's plan lies in harmony, and a life's plan lies in diligence.

The best time of the year is in spring, and the best time of the day is in the morning; the best thing in a family is harmony, and the best way to protect the body is hard work.

46. If you blame others, blame yourself; if you forgive yourself, forgive others.

Berate yourself with the attitude of blaming others, and treat others with the attitude of forgiving yourself.

47. Keep your mouth shut and be as defensive as a city.

If you keep your mouth strict, everything will be safe.

48. I would rather others betray me than me.

I would rather others feel sorry for me than me feel sorry for others.

49. You must be careful again and again, and first of all, don’t deceive your heart.

What needs to be paid attention to again and again is not to deceive yourself.

50. A tiger can still be approached when it is born, but a familiar person cannot be kissed.

It’s okay to get close to a tiger you’ve never seen before, but you can’t get too close to someone you’re very familiar with.

51. Those who talk about right and wrong are right and wrong.

Those who spread right and wrong are those who stir up trouble.

52. It is difficult to put out a fire near by water far away, and a close neighbor is not as good as a distant relative.

It is difficult to put out fires with distant water, and no matter how good relatives are, they are not as useful as nearby neighbors.

53. There are many brothers with tea and wine, but you never see one person in times of crisis.

When a person has status and status, he has many friends, but when he is in dire straits, he has no one to talk to. ?

54. When you are near the water, you know the nature of fish, and when you are near the mountains, you know the sounds of birds.

If you are close to the water, you can know the situation of fish. If you often pass by the mountains, you can distinguish the sounds of various birds.

55. There are also thousand-year-old trees in the mountains, and it is rare to find a centenarian in the world.

There are trees in the world that are over a thousand years old, but people over a hundred years old are rare.

56. Know yourself and the enemy, and compare your feelings with your own.

Know that you understand others, put yourself in others’ shoes, and understand how others feel.

57. Drink wine when you meet a close friend, and sing poems to the people you meet.

You should drink wine with people who understand you, and poetry should be said to people who understand you.

58. Don’t frown in your life. There should be no gnashing of teeth in the world.

Don’t do anything sorry to others in your life, and there will be no one in the world who hates you.

59. Scholars are the treasure of the country, and Confucianism is the treasure at the table.

Those who study are the treasures of the country, and those who understand etiquette and justice are the pillars of the country.

60. If you want to stop drinking, look at the intoxicating person clearly.

If you want to know how to quit drinking, just watch a drunk person when you are sober and you will know how to do it.

61. When you are thirsty, a drop of it is like nectar, but when you are drunk, adding a cup is worse than nothing.

The most thirsty person is to give a drop of water, just like giving nectar. When a person is drunk, he should not add more wine.

62. When you ask for help, you need a hero; when you need help, you need to help people in times of need.

He who asks for help needs a hero, and a helper needs to help those who are in a hurry and have no other solution.

63. Staying for a long time will make you look down upon, and frequent visits will make you feel distant.

If you live in someone's home for a long time, you will be disliked by others; if you are poor, your relatives will alienate you.

64. A true gentleman does not speak in wine, but he is a real man when it comes to wealth.

It’s good not to talk nonsense when drinking. People who are clear about money are the ones who can make a difference.

65. Accumulating a thousand taels of gold is not as good as explaining the scriptures clearly.

Accumulating a thousand taels of gold is not as good as knowing the Four Books and Five Classics.

66. Being a monk is as good as before, and you are more than ready to become a Buddha.

As sincere as when you first became a monk, you will surely achieve sincerity;

67. Raising a son without teaching is like raising a donkey, and raising a daughter without teaching is like raising a pig.

Raising a son without education is like raising a donkey; raising a daughter without education is like raising a pig.

68. If you have fields but don’t cultivate them, your warehouses will be empty. If you have books but don’t read, your descendants will be foolish.

If you have fields but don’t cultivate them, your warehouses will be empty; if you have books but don’t read, your descendants will be stupid.

69. The warehouses are empty and the years are running out, and the descendants are foolish and the etiquette and righteousness are sparse.

If the warehouse is empty, life will be difficult. How will the descendants know etiquette and justice when they are stupid?

70. A conversation with you is worth ten years of reading.

A conversation with an educated person is more beneficial than ten years of studying.

71. Auspicious grass grows in front of the court, which is a good thing.

It would be better not to have auspicious grass growing in front of the court.

72. If you want to live rich, you must work hard.

If you want to gain wealth, you must work hard.

73. A hundred years of success is not enough, but a failure is more than enough.

After years of hard work, it is not enough, but once it is destroyed, it is very complete.

74. People’s hearts are like iron, and official laws are like furnaces.

Even if the human heart is as solid as stone, it will melt in the furnace of official law.

75. There is not enough improvement but more deterioration.

Those who do not accumulate enough good and have more than enough evil will surely suffer.

76. Gold is not expensive, but peace and happiness are worth a lot.

Gold is nothing valuable, a quiet and happy life is the most important.

77. Everything in the world is of inferior quality. Reading is the only way to think high.

Everything in the world is secondary, only reading is the most important and noble.

78. There are many good words in the world, and there are many famous mountain monks in the world.

All kinds of books have written all the good things in the world, and most of the famous mountains in the world have been occupied by monks.

79. Doing good is the most joyful, but doing evil is hard to escape.

Be a good person and do more good deeds to make people happy. If you do bad things, you will not be able to escape the blame.

80. We know each other all over the world, and how many people know us well.

We know a lot of people, but not many of them know each other well.

81. I would rather believe that something exists than something that doesn’t exist.

It is better to believe that he has it than to believe that he does not have it. You must be prepared and confident about things.

82. The scenery of the bamboo fence and thatched cottage is not as good as that of the Taoist temple and monks' hall.

The rural scenery of the farmhouse is very good, and I am afraid that even the temple cannot compare with it.

83. There is a time in life that must be there, but there is no time in life, so don’t force it.

Sometimes there will definitely be something in your destiny. If you don’t have it in your destiny, you don’t have to force it. Everything depends on fate.

84. The Taoist temple welcomes immortal guests, while the study hall conceals Confucianism.

Immortals often come and go in the temple, and talented people like prime ministers all come from the study.

85. Phoenix bamboos are planted in the courtyard, and dragon fish are raised in the pond.

There are rare and auspicious flowers and fish in the courtyard to show off their wealth.

86. To make friends, you must be better than yourself. It is better to be like me than to be nothing.

To make friends, you should find people who are worse than you. It is better not to make friends with people who are similar to or inferior to yourself.

87. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and if the water is too clear, there will be no wisdom.

If the water is too clear and boiling, there will be no fish; if a person is too hot-tempered, there will be no wisdom.

88. Those who know will lose half of it, and those who know nothing will lose it.

There are fewer people who are educated and knowledgeable, and even fewer people who understand the truth.

89. Follow your father at home and your husband when you get married.

He who obeys his father at home will obey his husband when married. ?

90. An idiot fears his wife, but a wise woman respects her husband.

A fool is afraid of his wife, but a virtuous woman respects her husband.

91. Right and wrong exist all day long. If you don’t listen, there will be nothing.

Right and wrong happen every day, and if you listen to them, they will disappear naturally.

92. It is better to be right but not enough than to be evil and have more than enough.

It is better to act righteously than to go astray.

93. If you know how to stop, you will never be ashamed.

Everything must be done in moderation and in moderation, so that you will not be humiliated in your life.

94. Being blessed will hurt your wealth, but not being blessed will hurt yourself.

Blessed people only lose some money when they are hurt, but unlucky people have to bear the pain themselves.

95. A slight difference can lead to a loss of a thousand miles.

Although the mistake is small, the consequences are huge.

96. If you climb high, you will feel inferior; if you travel far, you will feel short of yourself.

When people climb high, they always feel insignificant; when people walk far away, they always have confidence.

97. Think twice before acting.

If you think about something carefully, it will definitely be beneficial.

98. It is better to talk than to speak on your own, and to ask for help from others is worse than asking for yourself.

It is better to do it than to talk, and it is better to do it yourself than to ask for help.

99. But after three or five days, we will not see each other as before.

If you don’t believe it, just a few days of observation will not be as good as your first impression.

100. Human feelings are like water, and things in the world are like clouds.

Humanity and face are as divisible as water, and things in the world are as changeable as clouds in the sky.