The ruler is shorter and the inch is longer. (Qu Yuan)
To do good is like ascending, and to do evil is like falling. ("Guoyu")
If you continue to interrupt, you will suffer chaos. (Han Shu)
Those in authority are confused, but onlookers are clear. (New Book of the Tang Dynasty)
Those who have attained the Way will receive many aids, while those who have lost the Way will receive little help. ("Mencius")
Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. (The Analects of Confucius)
If you listen to both, you will be enlightened; if you believe only, you will be dark. ("Zizhi Tongjian")
The one who is close to Zhu is red, and the one who is close to Mo is black. (Fu Xuan)
Dedicate yourself to death. (Zhuge Liang's "Later's Discipline")
The old man is brave and ambitious. In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition. (Cao Cao)
Flowing water does not rot, and door hinges do not suffer from beetles. (Lu's Spring and Autumn Period)
There is no beginning for extravagance, and there is an end for Xianke. (Book of Songs)
Smart and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions. (Confucius)
If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them. (Old Book of the Tang Dynasty)
The music is high and the harmony is low. (Song Yu)
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Lao Tzu)
The overturn of the previous car is a lesson for those behind. (Han Shu)
Never forget the past and be the teacher of the future. ("Warring States Policy")
With perseverance, gold and stone can be carved. (Xunzi? Encourage learning)
No one has any faults, but if he can correct his faults, there is no greater good. ("Zuo Zhuan")
The mountains never get too high and the water never gets too deep. (Cao Cao)
If the mountains are not high, there will be immortals and they will be famous; if the water is not deep, if there are dragons, they will be spiritual. (Liu Yuxi)
The rope cuts the wood, and the water drops penetrate the stone. (Song Dynasty? Luo Dajing)
A sage will make a mistake after a thousand worries; a fool will make a mistake after a thousand worries. There must be something. ("Yan Zi Chun Qiu")
With such a great reputation, it is actually difficult to live up to it. (Book of the Later Han Dynasty)
What is lost is the east corner, and what is gained is the mulberry tree. ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty")
It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. ("Guan Zi? Quan Xiu")
Stones from other mountains can attack jade. ("The Book of Songs? Xiaoya")
The peaches and plums do not speak, and they create their own mistakes. (Historical Records)
Playing with things loses one's ambition. (Shu Jing)
The way of civil and military affairs is to relax one by one. (Book of Rites)
Birds of a feather flock together, and people divide into groups. (Book of Changes)
Faithful words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not believed. A good person does not argue, and a person who debates is not good. (Lao Tzu)
Be tireless in learning and tireless in teaching. (Confucius)
There is no end to learning. (Xunzi)
Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are warned. (Preface to Mao's poems)
The music of "Yangchun" will only be matched by few; it is difficult to live up to its great reputation. ("Book of the Later Han Dynasty")
A plan for one year is better than planting trees in the valley; a plan for ten years is better than growing trees; a plan for a hundred years is better than planting people. ("Guan Yu")
Clothes are as new as new, and people are as old as old. (Yan Zi Chun Qiu)
To stretch but not relax is the way of civil and military affairs; to relax but not to relax is the way of civil and military affairs. ("Book of Rites")
Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. (The Art of War by Sun Tzu)
Speak everything you know, and speak everything you know. (Su Xun)
When it is long, it is short, when it is short, it is long. (Lu Shi Chun Qiu)
A wise man will lose something if he thinks a lot; a fool will gain something if he thinks a lot.
(Yan Zi Chun Qiu)