Famous aphorisms from famous books
The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ("Laozi·Chapter Sixty-Four")
The people are not afraid of death, so why should they die? ("Laozi·Chapter Seventy-Four")
One who is content will not be humiliated, and one who knows how to stop will not be in danger. ("Laozi")
Trustful words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not believed. ("Laozi Chapter 81")
If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened, and if you are not angry, you will not be angry. If you take one corner and don't turn it back with three, it won't happen again. (The Analects of Confucius)
Rotten wood cannot be carved, nor can a wall of dung be carved. ("The Analects of Confucius")
When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ("The Analects of Confucius·Zihan")
When you are angry, you forget to eat, when you are happy you forget about your worries, and you don't know that old age is coming. ("The Analects of Confucius·Shuer")
Those who know are not as good as those who are good at spring, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy. ("The Analects of Confucius Yong Ye")
As soon as it comes, make peace with it. ("The Analects of Confucius·Ji Shi")
Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, this is knowing. ("The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng")
If you are not ashamed to speak loudly, you will not have the ambition to achieve it. ("The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen")
The future generations are to be feared. How could one know that those who come will not be as good as they are now. ("The Analects of Confucius·Zihan")
We are all brothers in the four seas. ("The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan")
At ten I am determined to learn; at thirty I am established; at forty I am not confused; at fifty I know the destiny of heaven; at sixty my ears are obedient; at seventy I follow my heart's desires without exceeding moment. ("The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng")
He who hears the Tao in the morning will die in the evening. ("The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren")
Those who steal hooks will be punished, and those who steal the country will become princes. ("Zhuangzi·Xiu")
The morning fungus does not know Hui Shuo, and the cricket does not know Spring and Autumn. ("Zhuangzi Xiaoyaoyou")
In today's world, who else can I do? ("Mencius Gongsun Chou")
Plucking a hair and benefiting the world is not a good thing. ("Mencius: Devoting Your Heart")
There are times when people don't do anything, and then they can do something. ("Mencius·Li Lou Xia")
Those who are not my teachers are my teachers; those who are my teachers are my friends; those who flatter me are my thieves. ("Xunzi·Cultivation of the Self")
The course of heaven is not constant, it did not exist for Yao, and it did not perish for Jie. ("Xunzi·Tian Lun")
The eyes cannot see both ways and the ears cannot hear both ways and understand. ("Xunzi Encouraging Learning")
Although the road is far away, it is impossible to reach it. Although the matter is small, it will not be accomplished if it is not done. ("Xunzi: Self-cultivation")
If you use bones to remove ants, there will be more ants; if you use fish to drive away flies, there will be more flies. ("Han Feizi")
Use the gift of the son to attack the shield of the son. ("Han Feizi·Nan Yi")
Things are accomplished through secrets, and failures are revealed through words. ("Han Feizi·Shuo Di Difficulty")
Stop boiling with soup. If it boils more, it will stop if you remove the fire. ("Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals")
After learning, you will know your shortcomings; after teaching, you will know your difficulties. If you know your shortcomings, you will be able to be self-sufficient. If you know your difficulties, you will be able to improve yourself. "Book of Rites·Xue Ji"
It is not polite to come and not go. ("Book of Rites: Qu Li 1")
A gentleman loves others with virtue, and a gentle man loves others with tolerance. (Book of Rites Tan Gong 1)
If you want to rule your country, you must first regulate your family. If you want to regulate your family, you must first cultivate your body. ("The University")
Mountain Tai does not allow soil, so it can become as big as it is; rivers and seas do not accept small streams, so it can become deep. ("Li Si's Book of Remonstrance and Expulsion")
Guan Guan Suijiu is on the river island. A graceful lady, a gentleman is fond of quarrels. "The Book of Songs·Zhou Nan·Guan Sui"
Listen to the sound of his song, and ask for his friend's voice. ("The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Lumbering")
The wind and rain are like darkness, and the cock crows endlessly. ("The Book of Songs·Zheng Feng·Wind and Rain")
The green and green Zijin is so leisurely in my heart. ("The Book of Songs·Zheng Feng·Zi Jin")
There are so many people that one can be afraid. ("The Book of Songs·Zheng Feng·Jiang Zhongzi")
If a person has no manners, what is the point of not dying! ("The Book of Songs, Beifeng, Xiangshu")
Those who know me well tell me that I am worried. Those who don’t know me can’t tell me what I want. ("The Book of Songs·Wang Feng·Mu Li")
That gentleman is not a vegetarian. ("The Book of Songs·Wei Feng·Fa Tan")
The so-called beauty is on the side of the water. ("The Book of Songs·Qin Feng·Jian Jia")
In the past I left, and the willows were still there; now I come to think about it, and the rain and snow are falling. The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Plucking Wei")
The high mountains stand still and the scenery stops. ("The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Donghub")
When others have intentions, they should consider them, their words are eloquent, and their appearance is kind. "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Qiaoyan"
There is no beginning for admiration, and there is an end for failure. Yin Jian is not far away, in the time of Queen Xia. "The Book of Songs·Daya·Dang")
Not seeing him for one day is like three autumns. ("·The Book of Songs·Wang Feng·Plucking Ge")
If it is poor, it will change, if it changes, it will become general, and if it will last, it will last. ("Book of Changes·Xici")
The benevolent see it as benevolence, the wise see it as wisdom. ("Book of Changes·Xici")
Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. ("Book of Changes·Qian")
When a bird flies back to its hometown, a fox will always be the first to die.
(Qu Yuan's "Failing Ying")
As long as the heaven and earth, and as bright as the sun and the moon. (Qu Yuan's "She Jiang")
The yellow bell is destroyed, the tile cauldron thunders; the slanderer is high, but the wise man is unknown. ("Chu Ci Bu Ju")
When the body is dead, the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is the ghost. ("Songs of Chu·National Sorrow")
If you are careful and cautious, you will never make any mistakes. Your virtue and selflessness are as high as heaven and earth. "Songs of Chu·Ode to Orange")
Bringing a long sword and holding a Qin bow, his head and body are separated and his heart is not punished. ("Songs of Chu·National Sorrow")
What a sad autumn! The flute is playing, and the grass and trees are shaking and decaying. ("Song Yu·Nine Bian")
The time and date are as follows, and everyone will be dead. ("Shang Shu·Tang Oath")
If you do many unjust things, you will have to forgive yourself. ("Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Year")
If you don't celebrate your father, you will be in trouble. ("Zuo Zhuan·Min Gong Year")
Be prepared for danger when you are in times of peace. Thinking will make you prepared. If you are prepared, you will be safe. ("Zuo Zhuan: The Eleventh Year of Duke Xiang")
Don't give up hatred when doing external things, and don't lose relatives when doing things internally. ("Zuo Zhuan: The Twenty-First Year of Duke Xiang")
People's hearts are different, just like that. ("Zuo Zhuan·Xianggong Thirty-Thirty-One Years")
Stealing people's wealth is still called stealing, but how about coveting the merits of heaven and thinking that it is already enough? "Zuo Zhuan·The Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Xi"
It is better to defend the mouth of the people than to defend the river. ("Guoyu·Zhou Yu")
When the sun is at midday, it moves, when the moon is full, it loses, and when things are prosperous, they decline. ("Warring States Policy·Qin Policy")
A scholar will die for someone who knows him, and a woman will look good for someone who pleases her. ("Warring States Policy·Zhao Ce")
The picture is poor but the dagger is visible. ("Warring States Policy·Yan Policy")
A good author does not necessarily have to be a good author, and a good beginning does not necessarily have to end well. ("Warring States Policy·Yan Policy")
Throw yourself into death and then survive; fall into death and then live. ("Sun Tzu's Art of War·Nine Places")
To be straightforward is to be subdued, to be cunning is to be clumsy, and to be argumentative is to be indifferent. ("Laozi·Chapter 45")
The reeds on the wall are top-heavy and have shallow roots; the bamboo shoots in the mountains have sharp mouths, thick skin and hollow bellies. (Ming Dynasty·Xie Jin·Couplet)
The sound of wind, rain, and reading are heard in the ears; family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs are all concerned. (Ming Dynasty Gu Xiancheng·Couplet in front of Donglin Academy)
The general is more strategic than brave, and the soldiers are more sophisticated than numerous. ("Ancient and Modern Novels" by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty)
People feel refreshed during happy events, and the moon is particularly bright during the Mid-Autumn Festival. ("Ancient and Modern Novels" by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty)
It is better to resolve enemies than to end them, and everyone should look back and look at the future. ("Ancient and Modern Novels" by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty)
There is no place to be found even if you wear iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it. ("Warning Words" by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty)
There is a time in life that must be there, but there is a time in life that is not there, don't force it. (Ming Dynasty Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng's "Jin Ping Mei")
Everyone sweeps the snow in front of his own door and doesn't care about the frost on other people's tiles. ("Laughing Lin Guangji")
The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and a new generation replaces the old. ("Zengguang Xianwen")
Sentiments change with the situation, and words are born according to the feelings. (Ming Dynasty Yuan Hongdao's "Xu Xiao Xiu Shi")
Don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, you must keep your innocence in the world. (Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty, "Ode of Lime")
Three hundred and sixty days a year, the horses are marching. (Ming Dynasty Qi Jiguang's "Making Immediately")
I will try to watch the crab with a cold eye and see how long you can run rampant? Folk song of the Ming Dynasty, "The Master of the Capital Is Yan Songyu"
Just because he is a dishonest knight, a strange hero appears in the grassland. (Shi Naian's "Water Margin")
The dilapidated house was hit by continuous rain, and the leaky boat was hit by the wind. (Shi Naian's "Water Margin")
It is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger, and it is difficult to know the person and face but not the owner. (Shi Naian's "Water Margin")
We are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, but if we are not destined to meet each other, we don't know our hearts. (Shi Naian's "Water Margin")
High mountains have their own travel routes, and deep waters have their own ferrymen. (Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West")
A leaf of duckweed returns to the sea, and we will meet you everywhere in life. (Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West")
The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high. (Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West")
A wise man does not have to be benevolent, but a benevolent man must be wise. (Pu Songling's "Strange Stories from a Liaozhai Studio")
After countless blows, it is still strong, regardless of the wind from east to west, north to south. (Qing Dynasty·Zheng Banqiao·Couplet)
Knowledge of worldly affairs is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is writing. (Cao Xueqin's "A Dream of Red Mansions")
When the false becomes the true, the true is also false, and there is nothing but nothing. (A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin)
Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. (Gu Yanwu of the Qing Dynasty·"Rizhilu")
Appreciating painting comes first with charm, while discussing poetry focuses on temperament. (Qing Dynasty Yuan Mei's "Taking Painting")
Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers. ("Jihai Miscellaneous Poems" by Gong Zizhen of the Qing Dynasty)
I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind. ("Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai" by Gong Zizhen of the Qing Dynasty)
At present, the Warring States Period has become a battle between deer, and the talents in the country are lying among the dragons. Kang Youwei of the Qing Dynasty ("Leaving the Capital and Farewell to Zhuhui")
The hero is in prison alone, and the world is also sad for autumn. ("A Gift to Zou Rong in Prison" by Zhang Binglin of the Qing Dynasty)
After observing the transformation for hundreds of generations, it became independent forever.
(Qing Dynasty Wei Yuan's "Occasionally Yin")
I smiled at the sky with my horizontal sword, leaving my liver and gallbladder intact. (Tan Sitong, Qing Dynasty, "Inscription on the Wall in Prison")
As an old man, he is busy with world affairs, but if he has ambition, he will never stop. (Qing Dynasty Liang Qichao's "Unrequited Aspirations")
If you cherish it with passion and diligence, it will still turn into blue waves if you spill it. (Qiu Jin of the Qing Dynasty, "Dairing Wine")
After a hundred thousand heads of blood were lost, the power of the universe must be turned back. (Qiu Jin of the Qing Dynasty, "The Japanese on the Yellow Sea Boat Seeking Sentences and Seeing the Map of the Russo-Japanese War")
There have been talented people from generation to generation, each leading "Feng" and "Sao" for hundreds of years. ("On Poetry" by Zhao Yi of the Qing Dynasty)
One mistake will lead to eternal hatred, and it will be a hundred years before you look back. (Qing Dynasty Wei Zian's "Flower Moon Traces")
Lu Xun's famous saying:
It means that the cold stars in Tsuen cannot be seen, but I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood. ("Self-Inscribed Portrait")
The cross-browed eyebrows look at thousands of people with pity, and they bow their heads and are willing to be Ruzi Niu. ("Self-mockery")
Lian Guangyu's mind is vast, and he hears thunder in a silent place. ("Untitled")
Famous lines from Mao Zedong's poems:
The Red Army is not afraid of the difficulties of expeditions, and they can only wait for thousands of rivers and mountains. ("Seven Rules: The Long March")
He who has not reached the Great Wall is not a true man, and he only travels 20,000 yuan. ("Qingpingle·Liupanshan")
Chinese people are full of ambitions, but they don’t like red makeup and prefer armed weapons. ("Photograph for Female Militiamen")
If heaven is affectionate, heaven will also grow old, and the right path in the world is subject to vicissitudes of life. "Qilu: The People's Liberation Army Occupies Nanjing"
For those who have great ambitions to make sacrifices, they dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky. ("Qilu: Arriving at Shaoshan")
The golden monkey rises up with a mighty stick, and the jade sky clears thousands of miles. "Qilu·Comrade Guo Moruo")
Ten thousand years is too long, just seize the day. ("Manjianghong·Comrade Guo Moruo")
Too many complaints can prevent heartbreak, and it is advisable to take a broad view of the scenery. ("Qilu·He Mr. Liu Yazi")
The red rain turns into waves at will, and the green mountains turn into bridges deliberately. ("Seven Rhymes: Farewell to the God of Plague")
The snow disappears outside the door, the green mountains are green, and the flowers bloom by the river. It is sunny in February. (Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu's "Spring Day at the West Lake: A Song of Thanks to Fa Cao")
Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, but leisure can destroy one's life. ("Preface to the Biography of Lingguan" by Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty)
The clothes are getting wider and wider, but I don't regret it at all. I feel haggard because of Yi. ("Feng Qiwu" by Liu Yong of the Song Dynasty)
Listening together will lead to enlightenment, but believing only partially will lead to darkness. ("Zizhi Tongjian" by Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty)
It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality. (Song Dynasty Sima Guang's "Exercise thrift and show kindness")
The spring breeze is green again on the south bank of the river. When will the bright moon shine on me again? (Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty, "Boarding in Guazhou")
Don't be afraid of the floating clouds covering your eyes, just because you are at the top. ("Climbing Feilai Peak" by Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty)
If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup. Su Shi of the Song Dynasty ("Drinking on the Lake at the First Sunny and Later Rain")
The mountains are high and the moon is small, and the water falls out. (Su Shi's "Hou Chibi Fu" of the Song Dynasty)
I hope that people will live long and travel thousands of miles to meet the beautiful lady. ("Shui Tiao Ge Tou" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty)
Looking horizontally, it looks like a ridge and a peak on the side, with different heights near and far. I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain. ("Inscription on the Wall of the Western Forest" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty)
Three or two branches of peach blossoms outside the bamboo are a prophet of the warmth of the spring river. "Hui Chong's "Evening Scene on the Spring River" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
The laughter, anger and curses all became articles. (Song Dynasty Huang Tingjian's "True Praise for Mr. Dongpo")
He is a hero in life, and a hero in death. ("Summer Quatrains" by Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty)
Although the three households of Chu were able to destroy Qin, how could China be empty and deserted! (Song Dynasty Lu You's "The Journey of the Golden Knife")
There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with hidden willows and bright flowers. ("Visiting Shanxi Village" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty)
Lying down at night listening to the wind and rain, the iron horse glaciers fall into my dream. Lu You, Song Dynasty, "A Storm and Rainstorm on November 4th"
I feel it is shallow after reading it on paper, because I know that I must do it. (Lu You, Song Dynasty, "Winter Night Book Shows Zijin")
Master Wang has decided to set a day in the Central Plains, and he has not forgotten to tell Nai Weng about family sacrifices. ("Shi'er" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty)
The article was written by nature, but it was acquired by chance. ("Articles" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty)
The master has a true reputation in the world, and no one can compare with him in thousands of years. ("Shu Ang" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty)
The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it. (Song Dynasty Yang Wanli's "Little Pond")
The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red. (Song Dynasty Yang Wanli's "Sent Off to Lin Zifang at Dawn from Jingci Temple")
The green mountains cannot cover it, and it will flow eastward after all. ("Bodhisattva Man" by Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty)
There are many things that have happened through the ages, such as the endless flow of the Yangtze River. "Nanxiangzi" by Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty)
Read the red medicine beside the bridge, and you will know who you are born for every year! (Song Dynasty Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou Slowness")
No one has ever died since ancient times, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history. ("Crossing the Lingding Ocean" by Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty)
The garden is filled with spring scenery and cannot be contained, and a branch of red apricot comes out of the wall. (Ye Shaoweng of the Song Dynasty, "A Visit to the Garden Is Not Worth It")
That is, treat the person in his own way. (Notes to the Thirteenth Chapter of "The Doctrine of the Mean" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty)
It is easy to recognize the east wind, and it is always spring with its brilliant colors.
("Spring Day" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty)
Ask where the canal can be so clear, because there is a source of living water. (Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty, "Reflections on Reading Books")
The dawn outside the green poplar smoke is light and cold, and the red apricot branches are full of spring. (Song Qi's "Spring in the Jade House")
The moon comes first when you are near the water, but the snow loses the fragrance of plum blossoms. (Song Lu Meipo's "Snow Plum")
The plum blossoms are a little whiter than the snow, but the snow loses some of the fragrance of the plum blossoms. (Song Dynasty Lu Meipo's "Snow Plum")
Don't wait for a while, the young man's head will turn gray, and he will feel empty and sad. ("The River is Red" by Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty)
Thirty years of fame and fame are dust and dirt, and eight thousand miles of clouds and moon. ("The River is Red" by Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty)
The warm breeze makes tourists drunk, and they call Hangzhou Bianzhou. (Song Dynasty Lin Sheng's "Title of Lin'an Residence")
The land, you don't distinguish between good and bad, what is the land? God, you are wrong and foolish, and you are in vain! ("The Injustice of Dou E" by Guan Hanqing of the Yuan Dynasty)
Deliberately planting flowers without blooming, unintentionally planting willows to form shade. Guan Hanqing of the Yuan Dynasty "Bao Daizhi Zhizhi Killed Lu Zhailang"
As long as the skill is deep, the iron pestle can be ground into a needle. (Yu Shao's "Diary Story" of the Yuan Dynasty)
A man does not shed tears easily because he has not reached the point of sadness. (Yuan Dynasty Li Kaixian's "The Story of the Sword")
The flowers are falling and the water is red, there are thousands of idle sorrows, and I have no words to complain about the east wind. ("The Romance of the West Chamber" by Wang Shifu of the Yuan Dynasty)
A horse's power can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen over time. (Yuan·Anonymous's "Strive for Repayment of Gratitude")
It's not a chill that cuts to the bone, but fighting (passing "how") makes the plum blossoms fragrant. Yuan Gaoming's "Pipa Ji")
Good things have always been frugal, and since ancient times, melons are bitter but then sweet. (Yuan·Bai Pu's "Happy Spring")
Don't let others praise the good color, just leave the pure air to fill the universe. ("Ti Mo Mei" by Wang Mian of the Yuan Dynasty)
Once a word is spoken, it is difficult to follow it. (Li Shouqing of the Yuan Dynasty, "Wu Yuan Biao Xiao")
Raise an army for a thousand days, and use it for a while. (Yuan·Ma Zhiyuan's "Han Palace Autumn·Second Fold")
The beautiful scenery in the good time is in the sky, and who has the pleasure to enjoy it. (The Peony Pavilion by Tang Xianzu of the Ming Dynasty)
The outside is gold and jade, and the inside is ruined.
(Ming Dynasty Liu Ji's "Words of a Man Who Sells Oranges")