Quotations and sayings that reflect traditional Chinese virtues

Those who love their relatives dare not be evil to others; those who honor their relatives dare not be slow to others.

Meaning: If you love your own old man, you will not dare to treat other people's old men badly; if you honor and love your own old man, you will not dare to slow down other people's old men. From "The Book of Filial Piety. Chapter of the Son of Heaven

The one who does not teach is the gradual abolition of learning.

Meaning: not learning from a teacher is tantamount to beginning to gradually abandon the pursuit of learning.

From "Lü Hengzhou wenji (Collected Writings of Lü Hengzhou)," a book written with his brother Gaogao, who asked him to study the Spring and Autumn Period.

When a country is about to revitalize, it is necessary to value the teacher and emphasize the master.

Meaning: If a country wants to be revitalized, it must respect teachers and attach importance to masters who impart expertise. From "Gouzi".

In ancient times, scholars had teachers.

Meaning: In ancient times, those who studied had to be taught by teachers. From Han Yu's Han Changli ji - The Teacher's Sayings.

Disease learning lies in honoring the teacher.

Meaning: The first thing to learn quickly is to respect the teacher. From "The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Clans" (各氏春秋-劝学).

The gentleman is a teacher and a friend.

Meaning: A man of high moral character respects his teachers and treats his friends kindly. From "Xunzi - The Book of the Cultivation of Virtue".

The gentleman's learning is to call his teacher a teacher of righteousness, and to listen to him, he must do his best to be bright.

The meaning is: when a person of high moral character studies and explains the truth, he will always refer to what his teacher has taught him, and endeavor to carry it forward. From "Lü Shi Chun Qiu", Volume 4, "Honoring the Teacher".

Respecting and advising teachers is the basis for building a nation; promoting virtue and educating talents is the first thing to do for the government.

The meaning is: emphasizing education is the foundation of building a nation, and cultivating talents is the first task of governing a country. From "Zhu Shunshui ji - persuade Xing".

People can not be without a teacher.

Meaning: one cannot learn without the guidance of a teacher. From "The Discourse of Qianfu - Praising Learning" by Wang Fu (Han Dynasty). On: close to.

How can a person be born without confusion? If you are confused and do not follow a teacher, you will not be able to solve your confusion.

Meaning: man is not born with knowledge, how can he not have difficult questions? If you don't ask your teacher for advice, you won't understand what's going on in the end. From Han Yu's "The Teacher's Commentary" (师說), [Tang].

When a man wishes his children and grandchildren to be wise, but does not honor his teacher, it is as if he wishes to nourish his body but loses his food and clothing.

Meaning: one hopes that one's children and grandchildren will be able to do something, but one does not know to value the role of the teacher, which is like trying to take care of one's body. It is like trying to take care of one's body without wearing clothes or eating. From (Qing) Wang Zhuo's The Sayings of the Present World, Volume I. Ji: hope. 敬：重视；人虽然有性质美而心辨知，必將求贤师而事之，择良友而友之。

Meaning: Even if a person has a good nature and is intelligent, he must learn from his teachers and choose noble friends to help each other. From "Xunzi - Sexual Evil". Discernment: wisdom.

If you want to be good, ask the three old men.

Meaning: To get things done well, ask experienced older people for advice. It is found in (Ming) Tang Hai's The Wolf of Zhongshan, the third outing.

The teacher to question, the friend to fold doubts. A teacher and a friend are also the resources of learning.

The meaning is: to worship a teacher to answer doubts, and to make friends to analyze them, teachers and friends are very helpful in doing learning. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Syng's "Western Macrocompost Collection - Ice Words Supplement".

The teacher and the friend are very helpful, and the ancient learning is self-reflective.

Meaning: respect and intimacy are important between teachers and friends, and one should reflect on oneself when examining ancient cultures. From "Farewell to Su Shaoxu in Lake Learning" by Liu Chao (Song).

The teacher is strict, then the way is honored, the way is honored, then the people respect learning.

Meaning: When teachers are honored, then knowledge will have a higher status, and the people will pay attention to learning. From Han Ying's <>.

The teacher is the model of the people.

Meaning; the person who is a teacher is a model for people to follow. From (Han) Yang Xiong's "Dharma Words - Learning and Doing".

The teacher! Teacher! The order of Tong Zi is also.

Meaning: The teacher, the teacher, is simply the life of a child; it is better to devote oneself to learning than to make efforts to find a good teacher. From (Han) Yang Xiong's "Dharma Words - Learning and Doing".

When the teacher's way is established, there will be many good people.

Meaning: If a culture of respecting teachers is formed, there will be more people with good behavior. From "The Collection of Hai Rui - Preface to the Gift to Chen Yuanshan for Gutian Division Training".

Three people are like one teacher. Choose those who are good and follow them, and correct those who are not good.

Meaning: When three people walk on the same road, there must be someone among them who can be my teacher. I chose to learn from their strengths and corrected their weaknesses as my own. From "Analects of Confucius - Shui而"（《论语-述而》）.

The good scholar who learns from his teacher's ease multiplies his work, and thus he mediocre; the bad scholar who learns from his teacher's diligence halves his work, and thus he grumbles.

The meaning is: a person who is good at learning can get twice the result without much effort from his teacher, and thanks his teacher for his work; a person who is not good at learning, but is taught by his teacher with great diligence, gets twice the result with half the effort, and instead of checking himself, he blames his teacher. From "The Records of Rites - The Records of Learning". Yi: contentment; ease. 庸：功劳.