1. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. ——During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, "The Analects of Confucius, Duke Linggong of Wei" by Confucius's disciples and his re-disciples

Vernacular translation: If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first make his tools sharp.

2. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries. ——The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, "The Analects of Confucius, Wei Linggong" by Confucius's disciples and his disciples

Vernacular translation: People who do not have long-term considerations will definitely have immediate worries.

3. Everything will be established if it is heeded, and will be wasted if it is not hesitated. ——Zisi's "Book of Rites· Doctrine of the Mean" during the Warring States Period

Vernacular translation: Everything will succeed if it is premeditated, and it will fail if it is not premeditated.

4. If you are determined before you speak, you will not be confused. If you are determined beforehand, you will not be trapped. ——Zisi's "Book of Rites· Doctrine of the Mean" during the Warring States Period

Vernacular translation: If you think things through beforehand, you won't be speechless; if you think things through beforehand, you won't have difficulty. If you think about it before you act, you won't feel uneasy. If you think about the rules in advance, you won't fall into a desperate situation.

5. When the mountain is high, there is a way to climb, and when the road is far, there is a way to run. ——Jiang Zhiqiang "To Climb a Mountain, Climb High"

Interpretation: Don't be afraid of high mountains, the higher the mountain, the more you have to climb; don't be afraid of the long road, the farther the road, the more you have to climb. It means that the more lofty the goal is, the more you can temper your will and achieve great things.

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