1 Don’t let the day pass by idlely, youth will never come again.
Suitable for cherishing time. Don't spend your days in vain, for your youth will never come back. From Qing Dynasty's Zhai Hao's "Customs Collection·Chronology": "Don't let the day pass by idlely, youth will never come again."
2 A wise man plans in accordance with the times, and a fool moves against reason.
It is suitable for adapting to the current situation, seeing the current situation clearly, grasping the rules, etc. Smart people can make plans according to the current situation, but stupid people take actions that go against reason. From the "Book of the Later Han·Zhu Fu Zhuan": "I heard that wise people plan according to the times, while fools act against reason. I often lament that the uncle in the capital is not satisfied and has no virtuous assistant, so he abandoned himself in Zheng Ye."
3 Those who cut themselves off have no success, and those who are proud of themselves will not grow long.
Applicable: Be humble and don’t boast. Cutting off and being proud both mean to boast, which comes from "Laozi Chapter 24" "Those who see themselves are not successful, and those who are self-righteous will not show off; those who cut down on themselves have no merit, and those who are proud of themselves will not grow."
4 But there is a way to go, even a higher level person can do it.
Suitable for using external objects (roads), struggling, moving forward, etc. These are the only two lines from the fourth poem in "Notes of Laoxue'an" by the Tang Dynasty poet Gong Lin included in "Complete Collection of Poems of the Tang Dynasty". "But if there is a way up, even taller people can do it." It means that as long as there is a way to climb up, people can climb higher mountains. The poem is a conditional complex sentence. "But there is a way to go" is a necessary condition for "even higher people can do it". With this necessary condition, it is possible to produce the result of "even higher people can do it". Although these two poems are about mountain climbing, they are rich in philosophical interest.
5 Don’t lean on the high branches, even if there are many noises, you have to look back at the praying mantis.
Suitable for being alert, vigilant, not complacent, etc. When Lu Yuanguang was the Prime Minister of Jinling in the Song Dynasty, there were some people in the staff who liked to slander his colleagues. One day when we were in a meeting, we suddenly heard the sound of cicadas. The official said to Lu: "Since you can write poems, you can chant this." Lu Ci couldn't do it. , impromptuly wrote "Cicada": "The green shade goes deep into your hiding place, and the wind and dew are always the rice beams. Don't lean on the high branches, no matter how loud they are, you have to look back at the praying mantis." Because of this, the man was ashamed and was rarely killed. This poem describes the relationship between "the mantis stalking the cicada, and the oriole behind".
6 Future generations will be happy to receive the harvest, and there are still others to come.
Suitable for sustainable development, etc. This sentence is selected from the poem "The Book Fan Shows the Door", written by Fan Zhongyan. The original poem is: The scenery of green mountains is quiet, and the fields of the predecessors are harvested by the descendants. Future generations will be happy to receive it, and there are still others to come. This poem is clear as words, but the philosophy is profound. The scenery of green mountains is quiet and beautiful. This is the land of the predecessors that is occupied by those who come after. But those who occupy the fields should not be complacent. There are still people who want to occupy the fields behind. Mountains and rivers remain the same, personnel change, and gains and losses are not permanent. Today's gains will turn into tomorrow's losses. Things always develop according to such dialectical laws.
Similar ones are: The foundation will remain, and there will be spring breeze every year.
From Unger's "Late Spring"