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You know the nature of fish when you are near the water, and you know the sounds of birds when you are near the mountains. Mountains and streams are easy to rise and easy to retreat, and small people's hearts are easy to return to.

The gold turned into iron when transported away, and the iron turned into gold. Reading must be done with intention, a word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

When you meet someone, you have to say only a few words, but don’t give up everything. Planting flowers intentionally will not bloom, but planting willows unintentionally will create shade.

It is difficult to paint the skin of a tiger, but it is difficult to paint the bones of a tiger. Money is like dung, but kindness is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

The two of them are of the same mind and have no money to buy gold. One person has an average heart, and it is difficult to buy needles if you have money.

It's easy to get along well with each other, but it's hard to be a good friend when you stay for a long time. Horses are weak because they are thin, and people who are not romantic are just poor.

To forgive others is not to be a fool, but a fool will not forgive others.

It’s a close relationship but not a close relationship, but it’s not a close relationship but it’s a close relationship. Beautiful or not, it depends on the water in the hometown; whether you are close or not, it depends on the hometown people

If you have money, you speak the truth, but if you don’t have money, your words are not true; if you don’t believe it, just look at the wine at the banquet, and persuade the rich first cup by cup.

If you have money in the bustle, you can settle down in a quiet place. Comes like wind and rain, goes like dust.

The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves in front, and new people in the world gather old people.

The first to see the moon is the tower near the water, and the flowers and trees in the sun are the first to see spring.

The ancients did not see the moon today, but the moon used to shine on the ancients.

The one who comes first is the king, and the one who comes later is the minister. Mo Daojun leaves early, and there are even more early travelers.

Don’t believe in the straight and the straight, and beware of being unkind. There are straight trees in the mountains, but there are no straight people in the world.

Hate yourself for the leafless branches, don’t blame the sun for being biased. Everyone's fate is up to them, and no one can control it at all.

The plan for a year depends on spring, the plan for a day depends on Yin, the plan for a family depends on harmony, and the plan for a whole body depends on diligence.

Responsibility for others, forgiveness for others. Keep your mouth shut and be as defensive as a city.

I would rather betray myself than others. It is important to take important matters again and again, but the first thing is not to deceive your heart.

You can still get close to a tiger when it is alive, but you can’t get close to people when you are familiar with it. Those who talk about right and wrong are right and wrong.

It is difficult to save the fire that is near by water far away, and it is not as good as a close neighbor by a distant relative. There is tea and wine, there are many brothers, but in times of crisis you never see anyone.

Human relationships are as thin as paper, and world affairs are like new chess games.

There are thousand-year-old trees in the mountains, and it is rare to find a centenarian in the world.

Don’t give up heavy burdens if you are weak, and don’t persuade others with light words. If you have no money, don't join the crowd. If you are in trouble, don't look for relatives.

Don’t frown in your life, and there should be no gnashing of teeth in the world.

Scholars are the treasure of the country, and Confucianism is the treasure of the country. If you want to stop drinking, be clear-headed and watch the intoxicating person.

If you need help, you need a hero; if you need help, you need to help people in times of need.

A drop of it is like nectar when you are thirsty, but a cup when you are drunk is worse than nothing.

It is disgusting to live for a long time, and relatives will be alienated when you are poor. A true gentleman does not speak in wine, but a true man is clear about his wealth.

Being a monk is as good as before, and you are more than ready to become a Buddha. Accumulating a thousand taels of gold is not as good as explaining the scriptures clearly.

Raising a son without education is like raising a donkey, and raising a daughter without education is like raising a pig.

If you have fields but don’t plow the barns, your descendants will be foolish; if you have books and don’t read them, your descendants will be foolish.

If your barns are empty and you are tired of time, your descendants will be foolish and your etiquette and righteousness will be sparse.

A conversation with you is worth ten years of reading. People cannot understand the past and present, and horses and oxen are like lapels.

There are countless people in the vast world, which man is the husband?

Liquor is brewed for hospitality, and gold is spent to collect books.

Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. The city gate caught fire, affecting the fish in the pond.

Auspicious grass grows in front of the court, which is a good thing. If you want to live rich and noble, you must work hard.

A hundred years of success is not enough, but once it is broken, there is more than enough.

The human heart is like iron, and the official law is like a furnace. There is not enough improvement and there is more than enough deterioration.

If the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if the person is too impatient, there will be no wisdom. Those who know will lose half of it, and those who are ignorant will lose it all.

At home, you follow your father, and when you get married, you follow your husband. An idiot fears his wife, but a wise woman respects her husband. Right and wrong exist all the time, and if you don't listen, there will be nothing.

It is better to be right but not enough than to be evil and have more than enough. It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.

The scenery of the bamboo fence hut is worse than that of the Taoist monk's room.

There is a time in life that must be there, but there is no time in life, so don’t force it.

The Taoist temple welcomes immortal guests, while the study hall conceals Confucianism. Phoenix bamboos are planted in the courtyard, and dragon fish are raised in the pond.

To make friends, you must be better than yourself. It is better to be like me than not. But in three or five days, it would be better to see each other than never.

Human relationships are like water, and things in the world are like clouds. I can talk about it, but I won't say anything rude.

If you sharpen your knife, you will hate the disadvantages, and the sharpness of the knife will hurt your fingers; if you seek wealth, you will hate it, but if you have too much wealth, you will harm yourself.

Be content with what you have and you will never be disgraced throughout your life. If you know how to stop, you will always stop, and you will never be ashamed throughout your life.

Being blessed will hurt your wealth, but not being blessed will hurt yourself. A slight difference can lead to a loss of thousands of miles.

If you climb high, you will feel inferior; if you travel far, you will feel short of yourself. Think before you act.

It is better to use your words than to speak on your own, and to ask for help from others is worse than asking for yourself.

We were brothers when we were young and grew up in different villages. If you are jealous of money, don’t be jealous of food; if you are jealous of life, don’t be jealous of death.

People are angry when they see bald heads, but I am happy when they see bald heads. How many years will it take to die without a long life?

The wall has cracks, and the wall has ears. Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles.

Thieves are villains who are smarter than gentlemen. Gentlemen are poor, but villains are poor in many ways.

Poverty is at ease, wealth is full of worries. Instead of seeing me as a virtue, you see me as an enemy.

It is better to take the straight course than to seek the truth from the twists and turns. If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.

Those who know me say that I am worried; those who don’t know me say that I want nothing.

A good person will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others. A man is not rich without windfall, and a horse is not fat without night grass.

When people are evil, they are afraid of God, but not when they are good; when people are good, they are not afraid of God. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, it's just a matter of whether they come early or come late.

The Yellow River still has a clear day, so how can it be that people have no luck?

When you are favored, you miss the humiliation, and when you live in peace, you worry about danger. Thinking about it is like facing an enemy, and my heart is like crossing a bridge.

A hero takes a dangerous path, and wealth is like a flower branch. Human feelings cannot be said to be good in spring, only to be afraid of the cold weather when autumn comes.

We see you off for a thousand miles, but we must say goodbye in the end. But I will look at the crab with cold eyes to see how long you can run rampant.

Don’t talk about things when you see them, and you don’t know when you ask about things; don’t mind your own business, and you will go home early if you have nothing to do.

If you dye it red, you will be criticized by others.

Good things can be done, but evil things should not be done. If you promise someone something, a thousand pieces of gold will never move.

Dragon gives birth to dragon sons, and tigers give birth to leopard sons. A dragon swims in shallow water and is teased by a shrimp; a tiger falls into a plain and is bullied by a dog.

He made it to the Dragon and Tiger Ranking for the first time, and arrived in the Phoenix Pond ten years ago.

No one asked me about him for ten years, and I became famous all over the world in one fell swoop.

Drinking debts are commonplace, but rare in the past seventy years.

Raise children to take care of the elderly, store grain to prevent hunger. Chickens, dolphins, dogs, and pigs will not lose their season, and a family of several people will not be hungry.

Always think that there will be a day when there is no day, and don’t mistake the day for a time.

Whenever the wind blows, the pavilion of Prince Teng is transported, and the thunder and thunder blows to recommend the blessing stele.

Don't ask about prosperity and failure when you first start, you will know by looking at your face.

The officials of the Qing Dynasty are thin, and the temples of the gods wish them to be fat. Quiet the fury of thunder and the power of tigers and wolves.

The basis of calculation is to spare others, and the opportunity to calculate is to lose others. Good words are hard to come by, but evil words are easy to dish out.

Once a word is spoken, it is difficult to follow it. Those who teach me good things are my thieves, and those who teach me evil things are my teachers.

You must avoid dangerous places on the road. People who are not talented should not write poems.

When three people travel together, there must be my teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

If young people don’t work hard, old people will be sad. If people have good wishes, God will bless them.

Don’t drink Mao Shi wine, or you will get drunk to the point of drunkenness. Don't scold your wife at Youshi, she will be left alone all night.

If you sow hemp, you will get hemp; if you sow beans, you will get beans. The sky net is vast, sparse but not leaking.

Don’t move forward when you see a guest, and don’t move backward when you are a guest. It's better to add a bucket than a mouthful.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware that the oriole is behind.

I don’t ask for gold and jade, but I hope that all my children and grandchildren will be virtuous.

One day as a couple, a hundred lifetimes of marriage. I have been cultivating for hundreds of generations to cross the same boat, and I have been cultivating for thousands of generations to sleep on my pillow.

If you kill ten thousand people, you will lose three thousand; if you hurt someone with a word, it will be as sharp as a knife.

A dead tree grows again when spring comes, and no one can grow young again twice. Stay overnight before it's too late, watch the sky early when the rooster crows.

The generals and ministers can move their horses with their heads held high, while the princes and princes have enough belly to support the boat. The rich think about the coming year, the poor think about the present.

If you want to be kind to people in this world, don’t withdraw money from things on credit. Life and death have destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven.

When the stone is struck, there is fire; if it is not struck, there is no smoke. People only know when they learn, but it is in vain if they don’t learn.

Don’t laugh at other people’s old age, they will eventually grow old. But if you can follow your duty, you will eventually be free from worries.

A gentleman loves money and gets it wisely. A chaste woman loves sex and accepts it with courtesy.

Good deeds will be rewarded with good deeds, and evil deeds will be rewarded with evil deeds; if there is no reward, the day has not yet come.

People who have no faith do not know what is possible. One person speaks well, and thousands of people spread the truth.

If you want everything to go well, you must ask the three elders. If you argue about trivial matters, you will miss the big road.

Prevent hunger every year, and guard against theft every night. Scholars are like grain and rice; unlearners are like wormwood and grass.

You must drink when you are drinking, and you have to sing loudly.

Because the wind blows the fire, I don’t use much force. How can one see the waves without being led by the fisherman?

If you don’t ask for good favors everywhere, if you don’t drink, the price of wine will be high.

When there are few governors, there will be fewer worries, and when there are many people, there will be more right and wrong.

When entering the mountains, you are not afraid of tigers that can hurt people, but you are afraid of the double-faced sword of human beings.

The strongest has its own strong hand, and the wicked must be tempered by the wicked.

It will make you rich and romantic without wearing too many clothes at home.

Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle. The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people.

Gold is not expensive, but peace and happiness are worth a lot.

Everything in the world is of inferior quality, but reading is the only way to think high.

There are many good words in the world, and there are many famous mountain monks in the world.

It is most enjoyable to do good, but it is hard to escape doing evil. Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back.

You are anxious but he is not anxious, and people are not idle when they are idle. Hiding evil and promoting good, hold on to both ends. A virtuous wife brings few disasters, and a son is filial to his father and has a generous heart.

After falling into the cauldron, it is useless to look back; it is difficult to collect the water that has been covered.

Life is full of contentment. People always take leisure and leisure.

There are green poplars everywhere to tie horses, and every house has a road to Chang'an.

It is easy to see but difficult to learn. Don't take it for granted that it's easy to get.

It is wrong to think carefully, but it is difficult to think backward and think about everything. We all have different paths, but raising a family is the same.

It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality. If a bosom friend speaks and listens to a bosom friend, don't talk to a bosom friend if it is not a bosom friend.

When turning stone into gold, people’s hearts are still not satisfied. Believe it to your heart, but sell it.

Others’ viewing of flowers does not involve your eyes. Others are busy and don't touch you.

Who doesn’t love Zisun Xian, who doesn’t love Qian Zhongsu, but Five Elements is not such a problem.

Don’t care about your sincerity, your children and grandchildren will have their own wealth.

If you are not in harmony with others, persuade them to raise geese; if you are not in harmony with others, persuade others to build houses.

But do good deeds and don’t ask about your future. The river is narrow and the water is fast, and people are in a hurry to plan their lives.

If you know that there are tigers in the mountains, don't go to Tiger Mountains.

If the road cannot be reached, the thing will not be accomplished if it is not done; if people do not advise and do not do good, the bell will not ring if it does not strike.

You should stop drinking when you have no money, and start reading scriptures when you are old. Lighting the seventh floor of the tower is not as good as one light in the dark.

I advise people not to hide everything, and there is a god in the sky.

But a small amount of land is left to be farmed by the descendants. Put out the fire in your heart and pick up the lamp before the Buddha.

Xingxing is often insufficient, and he is a minister of public affairs. The bright stars are not as bright as the lonely moon.

Brothers harming each other is not as good as friendship. Do what is reasonable and don’t fight for small profits.

The peony flowers are so empty that they can be seen in the sky, and the jujube flowers are small and strong.

Don’t bully the old, but don’t bully the young. Bullying does not understand people’s minds. As he tilled and hoeed the land, he was full, warm and grateful to the sky.

You have to be patient and patient, you have to be patient and patient; don’t be patient, small things will become big things.

If you try to be a hero, your family fortune will gradually fade away. A virtuous woman makes her husband noble, but a wicked woman makes her husband ruined. One person is happy, and the people are grateful.

When a person is old, his heart is not old, and when a person is poor, his ambition is not poor. People are not as good as a thousand days, and flowers are not as beautiful as a hundred days.

Killing is forgivable but unreasonable. It is difficult to change the old family tradition when you are suddenly rich and don't know how to use it.

The house is always full of guests and the glass is never empty. The house leaked and it rained continuously, and the boat was hit by strong winds.

Bamboo shoots become bamboos because they fall from the basket, and fish become dragons because they run around.

I remember that the boy was riding a bamboo horse and saw the white-headed man again.

Rites and righteousness are born from wealth, and thieves are born from poverty. All the stars in the sky are pointing north, and there is no water in the world that faces east.

A gentleman is in poverty, and a wise man knows his destiny. Loyal advice is unpleasant to the ear and beneficial to action; good medicine is bitter to the mouth and beneficial to illness.

Those who follow nature will survive, and those who go against nature will perish. Man dies for wealth, and bird dies for food.

Husband and wife get along well with each other, like the piano, the harp and the sheng. If you have children, you will soon be poor; if you have no children, you will not be rich for a long time.

Good people will live long, evil people will die early. Refreshing foods tend to make you sick, and eating too much food may lead to disaster.

Wealth must be fulfilled, and poverty should not be considered in vain.

Painting water makes waves without wind, and although embroidery is good, it does not smell fragrant.

If you covet a bushel of rice from him, you will lose half a year's food; if you covet a pigeon with him, you will lose a cubit of sheep.

The clouds in the cave are still wet when the dragon returns home in the evening, and the mountain grass is fragrant after the spring of musk deer.

You will only judge others in your life, why not look back and judge yourself.

Seeing good is like falling short, and seeing evil is like exploring soup. A man is poor but his ambition is short, and a horse is skinny and has long hair. I am anxious while others are busy.

The poor and righteous people give away gold, and the sick have expert advice on prescriptions.

Don’t compete with others when they come into contact with you. It will make you feel cold after the incident. In autumn, the mountains are full of beautiful colors, and in spring, the fragrance of flowers is everywhere.

Mortal people cannot be judged by appearance, and sea water cannot be measured.

The clear water is protected by the soil, and the people who are generous are injured by the wine.

Under the wormwood, there may be the fragrance of orchids; in the house of thatched grass, there may be princes.

Infinite noble disciples died of hunger, and countless ministers appeared in white houses.

After being drunk, the world is vast and the sun and moon are long in the pot. Everything needs to be decided in advance, and nothing can be done without being busy.

Sending a hair thousands of miles away is a gift that cannot be lost. One person conveys the truth, and a hundred people convey the truth. The world is as bright as a mirror, but the future is as dark as paint.

There are thousands of hectares of fertile farmland, and one liter of sunlight eclipses; there are thousands of buildings, and eight feet of sleep are needed at night. According to thousands of scriptures, filial piety and righteousness come first.

One word enters the public gate, and nine oxen cannot drag it out. The yamen is open, so don't come in if you have reason or no money.

Wealth begins with rising, poverty does not come. If there is no talented person in the family, where will the official come from?

No one cares about anything, everything is arranged by fate. Travel quickly and slowly, there are only many roads ahead.

The whispers in the world are heard by the sky like thunder; in the dark room, the heart is broken, and the eyes of the gods are like lightning.

The slightest bit of evil is to advise people not to do it; the tiniest bit of good is to facilitate others.

To harm others is a disaster, and to forgive others is a blessing. The eyes of heaven are bright and retribution is swift.

The words of sages are hidden by gods and ghosts. Everyone has his own mind and his own opinions.

It is better to speak with your mouth than to meet with your body, and to hear with your ears is worse than seeing with your eyes.

Raise an army for a thousand days and use it for one day. When the country is clear, talented people are valuable, but when the family is rich, children are arrogant.

The cuts on the body with sharp knives are easy to close, and the hurtful words hurt by bad words are hard to bear.

There are only gray hairs in the fair world, but no hair is spared on the heads of noble people.

You can stand out if you have money, but you are too lazy to go out without clothes. As an official, you must make a appearance and strive to be the first.

The seedlings sprout from the ground, and the trees branch to the branches. Father and son unite but the family does not retreat; brothers unite but the family does not divide.

Officials have formal rules, and people have private contracts. Don't burn incense when you are free, but cram in the Buddha's feet when you are in a hurry.

I am lucky to be born in peace and quiet, but I am afraid that I will not be long in old age. When the country is in chaos, we miss good generals, and when the family is poor, we miss a good wife.

The ponds must be filled with water to prevent drought, and the fields must be plowed deep enough to support the family. Deep roots are not afraid of being shaken by the wind, and trees that are upright are not worried about the slanting shadow of the moon.

Gentlemen are advised to keep their own conduct. This is just for presentation, and there is nothing wrong with it.

There is a road to the mountain of books, and diligence is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat. Black-haired people don't know how to study hard early, and white-haired people regret studying late.