Chinese Traditional Quotations and Sayings

1. Do not do evil because it is small, do not do good because it is small. --Three Kingdoms

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

2. Sheep have the grace of kneeling at the breast, and crows have the righteousness of feeding.

Translation: The lamb kneels to receive breast milk, and the crow feeds its mother, so children should know how to be filial to their parents.

3. Seeing goodness is like being less than good, and seeing badness 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 something good, 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.

4. If you are thick with yourself and thin with others, you will be far from grudges.

Translation: To do the heavy work and take the main responsibility for the faults is to be "thicker than oneself", and to be more understanding and tolerant of others is to be "thinner than one's responsibility". In this way, there will be no mutual resentment.

5, the gentleman man of beauty, not man of evil. I'm not going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it.

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

6, see Yin Si Qi Yan, see not virtuous and internal 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 find ways to catch up with him and reach the same level with him; and when you see someone who has certain 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. Dangren, do not let the teacher.

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

9. A gentleman should be careful with his words but sensitive with his actions.

Translation: A gentleman is not boastful in his speech, but agile and deft 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 heart and one mind are strong enough to break hard metals; those who are of one heart and one mind express unanimous opinions that are persuasive, and people are as likely to accept them as if they were smelling a fragrant 'orchid fragrance.

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11, the gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the time to move. --Zhou Yi

Translation: A gentleman, even if he has excellent talents and superb skills, will not show them off or show them off everywhere. Rather, he puts his talents or skills into play at the necessary moment.

12. Fullness invites loss, modesty benefits.

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 is not huffy, 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 gentlemanly demeanor?

14. Words must be faithful, actions must be 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、No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no me.

Translation: Speak the truth, not guessing; not arbitrary, not capricious, feasible, then act; act to be flexible, not rigid; not to "I" as the center of everything, not self-righteousness, and the people around the group, **** with The task is accomplished.

16, three people, there must be my teacher, choose the good and from it, the bad and change. --The Analects

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 villain seeks help from others. --The Analects

Translation: A gentleman always blames himself and looks for shortcomings 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 heavy, so he is always worried and anxious, and his appearance and movements appear to be uneasy, and he often sits uncertainly and stands unsteadily.

19, do not complain to heaven, not to others.

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

20, do not change your anger, not two wrongs.

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

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21, If you do not tolerate a little, you will mess up a big plan.

Translation: To insist on not doing something you shouldn't do, even if you want to, is called "forbearance". If you don't tolerate the small things and have no tolerance, you will affect the big picture and spoil the big things.

22, the villain's fault is also must Wen.

Translation: The villain is bound to cover up his faults.

23. To pass and not to change is to pass.

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

24. A gentleman is responsible for his own foundation, and his own foundation is the foundation of his own way of life.

Translation: A gentleman is committed to the root, and when the root is established, the Way will naturally arise.

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： Every thing must be done after repeated consideration before it is done.

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Translation: If you do too many bad things, you will eventually bring about your own destruction.

28. Whoever has no faults, and whoever can change his faults, there is no greater good.

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

29, not to cataract a cataract of great virtue.

Translation: When evaluating a person, one should not erase his merits because of a single fault.

30. If a man is capable of one thing, he is capable of a hundred things; if a man is capable of ten things, he is capable of a thousand things.

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

Traditional Chinese Culture Quotes and Sayings