Ancient Famous Quotes and Sayings

1. A kind word warms the hearer in three winters, while a harsh word hurts the hearer in six months. --Ming Dynasty Proverb

Translation: A kind and helpful word can make the listener feel warm even in the winter cold; on the contrary, a harsh and vicious language that hurts others' feelings and self-esteem will make people feel cold even in the summer of June.

2. There is always a strong hand in the strongest of men; do not boast in front of others.

Translation: Even though you are a strong man, there must be others stronger than you, so don't be complacent and boast yourself in front of others.

3. Don't do evil for the sake of evil, and don't do good for the sake of good. --Liu Bei's words from the Three Kingdoms Chronicle

Translation: For any thing, do not do it just because it is a very small and inconspicuous bad thing; on the contrary, for something that is tiny. But good things that benefit others, do not refrain from doing it because it is of little significance.

4. If you are generous to yourself and blame others thinly, you will be far from complaining.

Translation: To do heavy work and to take the main responsibility for faults is to be generous, and to be more understanding and tolerant of others is to be less responsible for others. In this way, there will be no mutual resentment.

5. A gentleman is a man of beauty, not a man of evil. The opposite is true for the little man.

Translation: A gentleman always starts from the good or beneficial wish of others, and wholeheartedly urges others to realize their good intentions and legitimate demands, and does not look at the world with a cold eye. He does not look at the world with a cold eye, or he does not want the world to be in chaos, and he does not contribute to the failures, mistakes, or suffering of others. The villain, on the other hand, is always "a man of evil, not a man of beauty".

6. Seeing the virtuous and thinking of the wise, and seeing the unwise and self-reflection.

Translation: When you see someone who has strengths and advantages over you in a certain area, you should ask for advice with an open mind, study carefully, and try to catch up with him to reach the same level as he does; when you see someone who has some kind of shortcomings or deficiencies, you should calmly reflect on yourself to see if you have the same shortcomings or deficiencies as he does.

7. Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you. -- "The Analects"

Translation: What one does not want (pain, disaster, misfortune ......), do not impose it on others.

8. When Ren, do not let the teacher. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: When one encounters a good deed that should be done, one should not hesitate to do it, and even if the teacher is on the sidelines, one should rush to do it. It was later developed into the idiom "当仁不让".

9. A gentleman desires to be prudent in speech but sensitive in action. -- "The Analects of Confucius"

Translation: A gentleman will not be boastful in his speech, but agile and dexterous in his actions.

10. When two people are of one mind, their profits are broken by gold; when they speak with one mind, their odor is like orchids.

Translation: Those who are of one mind are strong enough to break hard metals; those who are of one mind express unanimous opinions that are so persuasive that they are readily accepted as if they were smelling the fragrance of fragrant orchids.

11. A gentleman hides his weapons in his body and waits for the time to move.

Translation: Even if a gentleman has excellent talent and skill, he will not show it off or flaunt it everywhere. Rather, he puts his talents or skills into play at the necessary moment.

12. Fullness invites loss, modesty brings benefit.

Translation: Complacency in one's accomplishments will lead to loss and disaster; humility and a sense of one's own inadequacies will lead to gain.

13. If a man does not know and does not sulk, is he not also a gentleman?

Translation: If I have achieved something and others do not understand it, I will never feel angry or aggrieved. Isn't this also a sign of a gentleman's demeanor?

14. Words are always faithful , and actions are always fruitful.

Translation: If you have said something, you must keep your word; if you have decided to do something, you must do it resolutely and decisively.

15. There is no need to think, no need to be sure, no need to be firm, no need to be me.

Translation: Speak the truth, not speculate; not arbitrary, not capricious, feasible, then do; flexible, not rigid; not "I" as the center of everything, not self-righteousness, and the people around the group, **** with The task will be accomplished with the help of the people around us.

16. The three of us, there must be my teacher, choose the good and from it, and its not good and change. --The Analects of Confucius

Translation: When three people are together, there must be someone among them who is worthy of my learning in some way, then he can be my teacher. I will choose his strengths to learn from, and for his weaknesses and shortcomings, I will take them as a warning and correct them if there are any.

17. A gentleman seeks help from himself, while a small man seeks help from others. --The Analects

Translation: A gentleman always blames himself and looks for faults and problems in himself. The small man often shoots his eyes at others, looking for their faults and shortcomings.

18．The gentleman is open and honest, but the villain is long.

Translation: A gentleman's heart is open, his thoughts are frank and clean, and his outward movements appear very smooth and stable. The small man has too many desires in his heart, and his mental burden is very heavy, so he is always anxious and worried, and his appearance and movements appear to be uneasy, and he often sits unsteadily and stands unsteadily.

19. Do not complain to Heaven, do not blame others.

Translation: When one encounters setbacks and failures, one will never make excuses from the objective and will never put the blame on others, which was later developed into the idiom of "Complaining to Heaven and Yuren".

20. Do not be angry, do not be two-faced.

Translation: When you make a mistake, don't be angry with others, and don't make it again.)

21. A small intolerance will lead to a big mess.

Translation: To insist on refraining from doing something that should not be done, even though one is tempted to do so, is called "forbearance". If you don't tolerate the small things, you will affect the big picture and jeopardize the big things.

22. The small man's faults will be in writing.

Translation: The little man is bound to cover up his faults.

23,If you do not change your faults, you have gone too far.

Translation: To have a fault and not to correct it is really a fault.

24. A gentleman is a man of his own nature.

The Analects of Confucius

Translation: A gentleman devotes himself to the fundamentals, and when the fundamentals have been established, the Tao will naturally emerge.

25. A gentleman is ashamed of his words but not his deeds.

Translation: A gentleman considers it shameful to say more than he does.

26．Think twice before you act. -Lun Yu (论语)

翻译：Everything must be done after repeated consideration before doing it.

27. Seeing good is like being less than good, and seeing bad is like probing for soup.

Translation: When you see a good person, you are afraid that it will be too late to learn from him; when you see a good thing, you are afraid that it will be too late to do it. When you see an evil person or a bad thing, it is like coming into contact with water that is hot to the touch; you must leave at once and avoid it far away.

28. There is nothing better than a man who has no faults and who can change them.

Translation: All people may make mistakes, and when they make hunting mistakes, they are still the best people as long as they are corrected.

29. Do not cover up the great virtue with a cataract.

Translation: When evaluating a person, one cannot erase his merits because of a single mistake.

30. If a man can do one thing, he can do a hundred things; if a man can do ten things, he can do a thousand things.

Translation: What people can learn once, I can surely learn if I spend a hundred times. What people can master ten times, I will surely master if I learn it a thousand times.