虽疾无声。
A good citizen in one community will befriend the other citizens of the community; a good citizen of the world will bwfriend the other citizens of he world.一乡之善士斯友一乡之善士,天下之善士斯友天下之善士。
It is such a delight to have friends coming so far.有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎。
In piece, think of danger; in prosperity, think of poverty;in gain, think of loss.于安思危,于达思穷,于德思丧。
As a jade without chiseling will not become a useful object, a man without learning will not know the way.玉不琢,不成器。人不学,不知道。
Prosper your country before you prosper your family.欲富尔家,先富尔国。
We widen our views three hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs. /exhausting my eyes to a thousand li further, I am ascending one more story of the tower.欲穷千里目,更上一层楼。
In heaven let us be two birds flying ever together, and on earth two trees with branches interlocked forever.在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿为连理枝。
Knowing both the enemy and yourself ,you are sure to win every battle;knowing yourself but not the enemy, you’ll have equal chance
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to win or to lose; knowing neither your enemy nor yourself, you are destined to lose all battles.知彼知己,百战不殆;不知彼而知己,一胜一负;不知彼,不知己,每战必殆。
One’s true knowledge lies in recognizing what one knows and what one does not know.知之为知之,不知为不知,是知也。 All people, whether superior or inferor, should be abide by royalty, trustworthiness sincerity and respectfulness, which is the way of heaven.忠信笃敬,上下同之,天之道也。
He who is dignified and respectable can be a teacher; he who is aged and trustworthy can be a teacher; he who can explain the classics without excess or distortion can be a teacher; he who knows the profundity and speaks systematically can be a teacher. Hence four kinds of men can make teachers, and a man with merely a broad knowledge is not among them.
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