100 Classical Statements of Ancient National Wisdom with Translation

Five thousand years of civilization up and down, national science is the national essence, is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients. The cultural heritage, philosophical thinking, and civilization inheritance of the national education are what modern people are proud of. Timely in the speech, speech, experience exchange, statement can be quoted in the classics.

The following classic sentences are shared with you:

1. Heaven walks with health, and the gentleman is unceasing in his self-improvement. -- Zhou Yi

Translation: As a gentleman, one should have a strong will, never-ending struggle, and strive to strengthen self-cultivation, to complete and develop one's studies or career, and to be able to do so is to embody the will of Heaven, and to live up to the duties and talents given by the universe to the gentleman.

2. --Liu Bei's words from the Three Kingdoms Chronicle

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

3. Seeing good as less than good, seeing bad as probing soup. --The Analects of Confucius.

Translation: When one sees a good person, one is afraid of being too late to learn from him; when one sees a good thing, one is afraid of being too late to do it. When you see an evil person or a bad thing, it is like touching hot, scalding water; you must leave it at once and avoid it far away.

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

Translation: To do heavy work and to take the main responsibility for faults is to "bow to one's own thickness", and to be more understanding and more tolerant of others is to "blame others thinly". The first thing that you need to do is to take the initiative to take the main responsibility for the faults, which is "to be generous".

5. The gentleman is a man of beauty, not a man of evil.

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Translation: A gentleman always starts from the good or beneficial wishes 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. They do not see the world from a cold perspective, or they do not want to see the world in chaos, and they do not contribute to the failures, mistakes, or suffering of others. But the little man, on the contrary, always "man's evil, not man's beauty".

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Translation: When you see someone who has strengths and advantages over you in a certain area, you should ask for advice, study hard, and try to catch up with him to reach the same level as him; and when you see someone who has some 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 at the side, one should rush to do it. It was later developed into the idiom "当仁不让".

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

Translation: A gentleman is not boastful in his speech, but quick 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 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 by the people as if they had smelled the fragrance of fragrant orchids.

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

Translation: Even if a gentleman has excellent talents and superb skills, he will not go around showing off or showing off. 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 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; do not be arbitrary, not capricious, but do what is feasible; act flexibly, not rigidly; do not take "I" as the center of everything, not self-righteousness, and work with those around you to **** together to accomplish the task. The task is accomplished.

16. The three of us must be my teachers, and we must choose those who are good and follow them, and those who are not good and change them. -- 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 shortcomings and deficiencies.

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 look uneasy, and he often sits unsteadily and stands unsteadily.

19. Not complaining to Heaven, not to others.

Translation: When encountering setbacks and failures, one should never make excuses from the objective, and never put the blame on others, which was later developed into the idiom of "complaining about the sky, not favoring others".

20. Do not change your anger, do not be biased.

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

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

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 fault of the villain is also the text.

Translation: The villain 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.

Translation: A gentleman devotes himself to the fundamentals, and when the fundamentals are 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 says and do less than he does.

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

Translation: Every thing must be done only after repeated consideration.

27．Multiple acts of injustice will lead to self-death.

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

28. There is nothing better than to be able to change one's faults.

Translation: All people may make mistakes, and when they do, they are still the best people if they correct them.

29. Not to cover up great virtue.

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

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.

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

31. Knowing shame is like being brave.

Translation: To know what is shameful behavior is a good sign of bravery.

32. To laugh at one hundred steps with fifty steps.

Translation: To be complacent in thinking that one's mistakes are smaller and one's shortcomings are fewer than those of others.

33. There is nothing better for a gentleman than to do good to others.

Translation: The greatest strength of a gentleman is to treat others with a noble and benevolent heart.

34. All men can be Yao and Shun.

Translation: Everyone can be a great sage like Yao and Shun if he is willing to work hard at it.

35. A dike of a thousand feet is broken by the hole of a mole cricket; a room of a hundred feet is burned by the smoke of a sudden gap.

Translation: A dike of a thousand feet may collapse because of the holes made by mole crickets; and a building of a hundred feet may be burnt down because of the fire caused by the sparks coming out of the chimneys' crevices.

36. He who speaks is not guilty, and he who hears is enough to be warned. --Poetry Preface

Translation: He who makes a critical comment is not guilty. When you hear others' criticisms you should reflect carefully on yourself, correct them if they are wrong, and take them as advice given by others if they are not wrong.

37. Therapeutic medicine is better than medicine in the mouth, and faithful words are better than words in the ears.

Translation: Therapeutic medicine tastes bitter but is good for curing diseases; words of advice sound unpleasant to the ear but are good for one's behavior.

38. Good words are warm in three winters, but evil words hurt people in six months.

Translation: A kind and beneficial word can make the listener feel warm even in the cold of three winters; on the contrary, harsh and vicious words that hurt other people's feelings and self-esteem will make people feel cold even in the summer of June.

39. A thousand scriptures, filial piety and fraternal duty come first. --Zeng Guang Xian Wen

Translation: Of the ten million kinds of truths taught in the classics, filial piety and obedience to one's parents and fraternity and brotherhood are the most important things that should be done first.

40. Good and bad deeds are done by others, and misfortune and blessings come by themselves.

Translation: Good and bad things are all done by oneself, and calamities and happiness are all brought about by one's own words and deeds.

41. To learn without thinking is confusing, and to think without learning is dangerous.

Translation: If you only study but do not think, you will not be confused; if you only think but do not study, you will be tired and unproductive.

42. To know is to know, and not to know is to know. --The Analects

Translation: To know is to know, and not to know should be said not to know, and not to make falsehoods, and this is wise behavior.

43. To be skillful in work is to be diligent, but to be careless in play; to be skillful in thought is to be ruined in following.

Translation: Success in business or study lies in hard work and diligence. If one is too playful and relaxes one's demands, one will achieve nothing; if one acts, one must think carefully and consider thoroughly before one can accomplish anything. The only thing that will lead to failure is capriciousness, sloppiness, and casualness.

44. There are three to reading: heart to, eyes to, mouth to. --Ming Zhu Xi

Translation: Think with your heart, look carefully with your eyes, and read a lot with your mouth, all three aspects are done properly to be a real reader.

45. Learning without getting tired, teaching without tirelessness.

Translation: To study hard without feeling satisfied, and to teach others without feeling tired.

46. Without short steps, there is no way to reach a thousand miles; without small streams, there is no way to make a river or an ocean. --Xunzi - Counseling Learning

Translation: Without accumulating half a step or one step, one cannot go thousands of miles, and without bringing together small streams, one cannot form rivers and seas.

47. Wanting to see a thousand miles, one can reach a higher level.

Translation: If you want to see farther and wider scenery, you have to go up one more floor. If you want to learn more and deeper knowledge, you have to work harder than before.

48. There is always a strong hand among the strong, don't boast in front of others.

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

49. If jade is not faceted, it does not become a tool; if a man does not learn, he does not know.

Translation: If jade is not carved, it cannot become useful; if a man does not learn, he does not know.

50. The black hair does not know that he studied hard in the morning, and the white head regrets that he studied late.

Translation: When you are young, you don't know how to seize the time to study diligently, and when you are old, you want to study but it's too late.

51. He who knows that he is inadequate learns well, and he who is ashamed to ask questions is complacent.

Translation: The one who knows his own inadequacy and studies hard is a wise man; the one who does not ask well and is complacent is shameful.

52. Learning cannot be done.

Translation: Learning cannot be stopped.

53. It is not pleasing to learn and to learn at the same time. --The Analects of Confucius.

Translation: Is it not pleasurable to learn what you have learned, and to go over it at the proper time, so that you come to a new understanding of it?

54. Warm up and learn from the past.

Translation: Learning new knowledge and often reviewing what has been learned, and constantly learning and reviewing, one's learning and cultivation will surely be improved very quickly, and such a person can become a teacher.

55. Read ten thousand volumes of books and write like a god. --Tang Du Fu

Translation: If you read a lot, you will write like a god.

56. If you are young and strong and do not make an effort, you will be sad in your old age.

Translation: If you do not study hard when you are young, you can only regret and sigh when you are old.

57. Read the book a hundred times, and its meaning will come to you.

Translation: Reading a book must be repeated many times so that one can understand the meaning of what is said in the book.

58. To learn but not to realize is not learning. --Song Yang Wanli

Translation: Learning knowledge but not utilizing it flexibly cannot be called learning.

59. It is not learning to learn well but not to be two-dimensional. --Zuo Zhuan

Translation: A lover of learning but not double-minded.

60.Learning as if it were too late, but fearing to lose it. --. The Analects of Confucius - Qin Bo (秦伯)

Translation: Learning knowledge for fear of failing to catch up with it, and fearing to lose it again after catching up with it.

61. If a man does not learn, he is like standing against a wall.

Translation: If a man does not learn, it is like standing facing a wall and not being able to see anything.

62. Knowing and asking good questions, one can then be talented.

Translation: A wise man must also study hard and ask good questions before he can become a man of talent.

63. The breadth of learning lies in tirelessness, and tirelessness lies in fixing one's will. --Jin Ge Hong

Translation: The breadth of learning lies in not being tired of learning, and not being tired of learning lies in having a firm goal.

64. To learn without knowing is the same as not learning; to know without being able to act is the same as not knowing.

The translation: to learn knowledge and not be able to understand something from it is no different from not learning; to learn but not be able to apply it is still the same as not learning.

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Translation: Read widely, learn more about people and events in ancient and modern China and abroad, and memorize the good parts of them; accumulate a large amount of knowledge and materials, and then you can choose and apply them freely and appropriately when you need to use them.

66. A tiny difference is a thousand miles.

Translation: To do anything, you must do it carefully at the beginning; if you do it wrong by a hair's breadth, you will find that the result is very different.

67. The prime of life does not come again, and one day is hard to come again. --Jin Tao Yuanming

Translation: The beautiful youthful years will not come again when they are gone, and there cannot be two mornings in a day, so cherish the time!)

68. If words are not written, actions are not far away.

Translation: The content or subject matter of the article is good, but the expression is not appropriate, then not many people will appreciate it, and it will be difficult to spread through the ages.

69. One must not be small and arrogant in one's learning.

Translation: Do not feel inferior in front of the profound and vast knowledge when learning, and do not be complacent because of learning a little bit of knowledge.

70. Learning is close to knowing, practicing is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage.

Translation: To learn diligently is close to wisdom, to do anything with effort is close to benevolence, and to know right and wrong, good and evil, is a manifestation of courage.

71. The book to the use of time party hate less, things are not through