英语谚语
Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.吃一堑，长一智
Factsspeaklouderthanwords.事实胜于雄辩
Moneycan’tbuytime.寸金难买寸光阴
Failureisthemotherofsuccess.失败乃成功之母。
Thevisitorarrives,itisasifreturninghome.宾至如归。
Agoodbeginningishalfthebattle.良好的开端成功的一半。
Toteachistolearn.教学相长。
Likefather,likeson.有其父，必有其子。
Pridegoesbeforeafall.骄兵必败。
Fishintroublewater.混水摸鱼。
Businessisbusiness.公事公办。
Thestyleistheman.文入其人。
Morehaste,lessspeed.欲速则不达。
Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同。
Misfortunesnevercomealone.祸不单行。
Hedgeshaveeyes,wallshaveears.隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳。
Manproposes,Goddisposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.情人眼里出西施。
Timeandtidewaitfornoman.时不待我/岁月无情。
Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Outofoffice,outofdanger.无官一身轻。
Intimeofpeaceprepareforwar.居安思危。
Thetonguecutsthethroat.祸从口出。/言多必失。
Outofsight,outofmind./farfromeye,farfromheart.眼不见为净。
Allshallbewell,JackshallbeJill.有情人终成眷属。
Friendsmustpart.聚散离合总有时。/天下无不散之宴席。
Theremenbranceofthepastistheteacherofthefuture.前事不忘，后世之师。
Loveme,lovedog.爱屋及乌。
Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕。/一石双鸟。
Speakthedevil(andhewillappear).说曹操，曹操到。
Anewbroomsweepsclean.新官上任三把火。
Beatthedogbeforethelion.杀鸡儆猴。
Letsleepingdoglie.勿打草惊蛇。
Teachfishtoswim.班门弄斧。
Awordspokenispastrecalling.一言既出，驷马难追。
Oncebeaten,twiceshy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类分，人以群分。
Inforapenny,inforapound.一不做，二不休。
Thereissmokewithoutfire.无风不起浪。
Haveacardupone’ssleeve.胸有成竹。
Putthecartbeforethehorse.本末倒置。
Finefeathersmakefinebirds.佛要金装，人要衣装。
Asamansows,soheshallreap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Muchwillhavemore.得陇望蜀。/得寸进尺。
Thesauceisbetterthanthefish.喧宾夺主。
Hecrieswineandsellsvinegar.挂羊头，买狗肉。
Goodwineneedsnobush.酒香不怕巷子深。
Everypotterpraiseshispot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Thepupiloutdoesthemaster.青出于蓝而胜于蓝。
Thereareplentyoffishinthesea.天涯何处有芳草
Diamondcutdiamon.强中更有强中手。
Hetakeaspeartokillafly.杀鸡用牛刀。
Giftsblindtheeyes.拿了手软，吃了嘴软。
Don’tbitethehandthatfeedsyou.不要将恩仇报。
Dogsbiteineverycountry.天下乌鸦一般黑。
Peaceontheforeheadandwarinthemind.口蜜腹剑。
Betteranopenenemythanafalsefriend.。明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Doonethingundercoverofanother.明修栈道，暗度陈仓。
Thespiritiswilling,butthefleshisweak.心有余而力不足。
Littlestrokesfellgreatoaks.滴水穿石。/只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
Judgenotabookbyitscover.人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
AllroadsleadtoRome./allriversrunintothesea..殊途同归。
Astraightfootisnotafraidofcrookedshoe.身正不怕影子斜。
Theknifecutsbreadandfingers.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
Asparrowcannotunderstandtheambitionofaswan.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉。
Itisbettertobetheheadofadog/lizardthanthetailoflion.宁为鸡手，无为牛后。
Itisbettertodiethantolivewhenlifeisadisgrace./Betterdie.withhounorthanlivewithshame.
Dogsbiteineverycountries.天下乌鸦一般黑。
Ahorsestumblesthathasfourlegs.人非圣贤，熟能无过。
Aclearconscienceisasurecard.为人不做亏心事，半夜不怕鬼敲门。
Abadconscienceisasnakeinone’sheart.做贼心虚。
Allyourswansaregreese.事与愿违。
Justicehaslongarms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Latefruitekeepswell.大器晚成。
Takethingsastheycome.既来之，则安之。
Ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen.君子之交淡如水。
Restbreedsrust.生命在于运动。
Namesaredebts.树大招风。
Commonfameisaliar.盛名之下，其实难附。
Manykissthebabyforthenurse’ssake.醉翁之意不在酒。
Nothingventure,nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
DoinRomeastheRomansdo.如乡随俗。
Thingsdonecannotbedone.木已成舟。/覆水难收。
Truebluewillneverstain.真金不怕火炼。
Everybody’sbusinessisnobody’sbusness.三个和尚没水吃。
Themoonisnotseenwhenthesunshines.小巫见大巫。
Pennywiseandpoundfoolish.因小失大。
Heknowsmostwhospeaksleast./stillwaterrunsdeep.大智若愚。
Asyoumakethebed,soyoumustlieinit.自食其果。
Thepotcallsthekettleblack.五十步笑百步。
Shortpleasure,longlament.一失足成千古恨。
Don’tcountthechichenbeforetheyarehatched.请勿盲目乐观。
Whatisdonebynightappearsbyday.若要人不知，除非己莫为。
Dangerisnextneighourtosecurity.塞翁失马，安知非福。
Misfortuemightbeablessingindisguise.祸兮福所倚，福兮祸所伏。
Whatweloseinhakeweshallhaveinherring.失之东隅，收之桑榆。
Sticktogetherthroughthickandthin.有福同享，有祸同当/祸患与共。/风雨同舟。
Saveyourbreathtocoolyourporridge.个人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜。
Awatchedpotneverboils.心急吃不了热豆腐。/有心插花花不开，无心插柳柳成阴。
Aleopardcannotchangeitsspots./youcannotmakeacrabwalkstraight.江山易改，本性难移。
Don’ttroubletoubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.车到山前必有路。
Accidentswillhappen./Everytidehasitsebb.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
EvenHomersometimesnods./Thebesthorsestumbles.智者千虑，必有一失。
Romewasnotbuiltinaday.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Theshepheredwouldratherlosethewoolthanthesheep.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Alittleleakwillsinkagreatship./astitchintimesavesnine.亡羊补牢。
Silenceisgolden.沉默是金。
Arollingstonegathersnomoss.滚石不生苔。
Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。
Allisnotgoldthatglitters.闪闪发光物，并非皆金子。
Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。
Abirdinknownbyitsnoteandamanbyhistalk.闻啼知鸟，闻言知人。
Safetyanddangeralternatewitheachother.Misfortuneandfortunegenerateeachother.Slownessandpromptnessfolloweachother.Gatheringandscateringcomplementeachother.安危相宜，祸福相生，缓急相争，聚散相成。
Whenfull,remembersomeoneelsoissufferinghunger,whenwarm,remembersomeoneelsoissufferingcold,whenincase,remembesomeoneelseissufferingfatigue.
饱而知人之饥，温而知人之寒，逸而知人之劳。
Manseeksbeforegains,toilsbeforesucceeds,accumulatesbeforeincreases,andexhaustshiseffortsbeforehebecomesasage.Thus,asagegrowsoutofaccumulation.
彼求之而后得，为之而后成，积之而后高，尽之而后圣。故圣人也者，人之所积也。
Learnextensively,inquirethoroughly,ponderprudently,discriminateclearly,andpracticediligently.博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辩之，笃行之。
Onecanneverbeawareoftheheightoftheskyorthedepthoftheearth,ifhedoesnotclimbupahighmountainorlookdownintoadeepabyss.不登高山，不知天之厚；不临深渊，不知地之厚也。
Itisbettertohearsomethingthannottohearit.stillbettertoseeitthanhearit.Stillbettertoknowitthantoseeit.Stillbettertopracticeitthantonowit.Learningwillnotstopuntilitisputintopractice.不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之，见之不若知之。学至行之而止矣。
Wealthandrankattainedthroughimoralmeansareasemptyasfloatingcloudstome.不义而富贵，于我如浮云。
Itmakesamoralmantoaskforwhathedoesn’tknow,tolearnwhathecan’tdo,andtorestrainhimselffromwhatheiscapableof.不之则问，不能则学，虽能必让，然后为德。
Braveandcourageoursyouarethemost.Tillyourdeathyousticktoyourpost.诚既勇兮又以武，终刚强兮不可凌。
ApublicspiritwillruleallundertheheavenwhenthegreatWayprevails.大道之行也，天下为公。
Theendlessriverflowseastward,withitshugewaves,goneareallthosegallantheroesofbygoneyears.大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。
Whatismostperfectseemstohavesomethingmissing,yetitsuseinunimpaired.Whatismostfullseemsempty,yetitsusewillneerfail.Whatismoststraightappearscrooked,whatismostskilledappearsclumsy,andwhatismosteloquentappearsincoherent.大成若缺，其用大弊，大盈若冲，其用不穷，大直若曲，大巧若掘。
Absorbedinpaiting,youknnownotoldageiscoming,indeed,tomewealthandrankarelikecloudsdriftingaway.丹青不知老将至，富贵于我如浮云。
Wewisheachotheralonglifesoastosharethebeautyofthisgracefulmoonlight,eventhoughwearemilesapart.但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
ThewaythatcanbetoldofisnotanUnvaryingway,themanesthatcanbenamedarenotunvaryingnames.ItwasnamelessthatheavenandtheEarthsprangfrom,itwasthenamedthatnurturedeverythingbetweentheHeavenandtheEarth.道可道，非常道，名可名，非常名。无名，天地之始；有名，万物之母。
Thewayfillsuptheuniverse.Foritsgeatness,nothingliesoutsideit,foritssmallness,nothinglieswithinit.道在天地之间，其大无外，其内无小。
Followingthenaurallaw,everythingwillgoonsmoothly.Disobeyingit,evenruleestablishedwillupset.得天之道，其事若自然；失天之道，虽立而不安。
AstheEarth’scapacityistohold,somustagentlemanconstantlycultivatevirtueinhimselftoshouldertheworld.地势坤，君子以厚德载物。
AlonelystrangerinastrangelandIamcast,Imissmyfamilyallthemoreoneveryfestiveday.独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。
Sticktothetruthyoubelieve,broadenyourknowledgeaboutit,andbereadytodieforitsrealization.笃信好学，守死善道。
Thegentlemamdoesnotagreethosewhoknowtoomuchbutareclosetonothing,orlearntoobroadlybuwithoutdirection,orlovetoomanybutwithoutfixedone.多知而无亲，博学而无方，好多而无定者，君子不与。
Iftwopeopleareofthesamemind,theirsharpnesscancutthroughmetal.二人同心，其利断金。
Thelawdoesnotfavorthenoble,asaninklinedoesnotyiedtothecrookedwood.Whereeverthelawapplies,thewisecannotevade,norcanthebravedefy.Punishmentappliestoaminister,asrewardsapplytocommonman.法不阿贵，绳不挠曲。法之所加，智者弗能辞，勇者弗能争。刑过不避大臣，赏善不遗匹夫。
Itisatruegreatamnwhomnomoneyandrankcanconfuse,nopovertyandhardshipcanshake,andnopowerandforcecansuffocate.富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，此之谓大夫矣。
Impartialityproducesclarityandpartialityobscurity.公生明，偏生暗。
Bestrictwithyourselfandlenienttoothers.躬自厚而薄责于人。
Lifeordeath,IwlldowhateverIcanforthebenefitsofthecountry.苟利社稷，死生以之。
Thenobletakesthehumbleasitsroot,thehightakesthelowasitsbase.贵以贱为本，高以下为基。
Aseaisvast,asitrejectsnowater.Amountainishigh,asitrejectsnorocks.Awiserulergathersmorepeople,asheisnottiredofmeetingpeople.Aschoolarbecomesasage,asheisnottiredoflearning.海不辞水，故能成其大；山不辞土，故能成其高；明主不厌人，故能成其众；士不厌学，故能成其圣。
Abosomfriendafarbringsdistancenear.海内存知己，天涯若比临。
Ahugetreethatfillsone’sarmsgrowsfromatinyseeding,aninesoriestowerrisesfromaheapofearth,athousand-lijourneystartswiththefirststep.合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于垒土；千里之行，始于足下。
Misfortunegenerateshappiness,andhappinessbreedsmisfortune.祸兮，福之所存；福兮，祸之所伏。
Donotforgetrighteousnessinfaceofprofits,noralterthemoralprinciplesinfaceofdeath.见利不亏其义，见死不更其死。
Whenseeingamanofvirtue,trytobecomehisequal;whenseeingamanwithoutvirtue,examineyourselfnottohavethesame.见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。
Riversandseascanbecomethekingsofvalleysbecausetheyexcelintakingthelowerpositions.江海所以能为百谷王者，以其善下之。
Thislandissobeautifulthatithasmadecountlessheroesbowinhomage.江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰。
Cutdowntheexpenditure,openupadditionalresources,andconstantlycheckyourfinancetomakeabalance.节其流，开其源，而时斟酌焉。
Raisingmyhead,Iseethemoonsobright,withdrawingmyeyesmynostalgicomesaround.举头望明月，低头思故乡。
Allarepastandgone;welooktothisagefortrulygreatmen.俱往昔，数风流人物，还看今朝。
Amanofvirtuehelpsotherstoachievetheirmoralperfectionbutnottheirevilconduct.君子成人之美，不成人之恶。
Arighteousmanneverfeelsashamedtofacehisshadowwhenstandingaloneandtofacehissoulwhensleepingalone.君子独立不惭于影，独寝不惭于魂。
Ifagentlemancanbefreefromtemptationofprofitatthecostofjustice,noshameordisgracewilleverbefallhim.君子苟能无以利害义，则耻辱亦无由至矣。
Arighteousmanseekstruth,notwealth,andworriesabouttruth,notaboutdearth.君子谋道不谋食，忧道不忧贫。
Agentlemanseeksneitherafullbellynoracomfortablehome.Instead,heisquickinactionandcautiousinspeech.Hefollowsthoseofvirtueinordertorectifyhimself.Suchamanmayindeedbeconsideredfondoflearning.君子食无求饱，居无求安，敏于事而慎于言，就有道而正焉，可谓好学矣。
Thefriendshipbetweenmenofvirtueislightlikewater,yetrichlyaffectionate;thefriendshipbetweenmenwithoutvirtueissweetlikewine,yeteasilybroken.君子之交淡如水小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘于绝。
Nobleorhumble,richorpoor,agentlemanwouldratherbekilledthanbepersuadedtodoevils.可贵可贱也，可富可贫也，可杀而不可使为奸。
Workdiligentlyforthecountryandfrugallyforthefamily.克勤于邦，克俭于家。
Heisthemodestmanofallthemodestwhotoilsbutdoesnotboastitandsuceedsbutdoesnotcreditit.劳而不伐，有功而不德，厚之至也。
Strivetobethefirsttohearhardness,andretreattothelastforenjoyment.劳苦之事则争先，饶乐之事则能让。
Respecttheagedinone’sownfamilyaswellastheagedinotherfamilies,andlovetheyounginone’sownfamilyaswellastheyounginotherfamilies.老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。
Whenonerejoicesinthejoyofhispeople,theywillalsorejoiceinhisjoy;whenonegrievesatthesorrowofhispeople,theydothesame.Hewhoruleshiscountryisoneonewhooccupieshimselfwithconcernsforthepleasureandsorrowofallhispeople.乐民之乐者，民亦乐其乐；忧民之忧者，民亦忧其忧。乐以天下，忧以天下，然而不王者未之有也。
Proprietydamandsreciprocity.Itisnotproprietytogivebutnottoreceive,orvicevisa.礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。
Iflovebetweenbothsidescanlastforeye,whyneedtheystaytogethernightandday.两情若是长久时，有岂在朝朝暮暮。
Actwhenorderd,andstopwhenprohibited.令则行，禁则止。
Thewayaheadislongandhasnoending;yethighandlowI’llsearchwithmywillunbending路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。
Disorderbringsperiltoacountry,whileorderbringspeacetoit.乱则国危，治则国安。
Thepeoplearethemostimportantelementinastate;nextarethegoalsoflandandgrain;leastistherulerhimself.民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。
Quick-mindedandeagertolearn,heisneverashamedtoconsulthisinferiors.敏而好学，不耻下问。
Workasdaybreaks,andrestasnightfalls;neverwilladayslipawaywithoutanyaccomplishmment.明而动，晦而休，无日以怠。
Nothingintheworldexcelsinbeautyassimplicitydoes.朴素而天下莫能与之争美。
Alongdikewillcollapsebecauseofanant-holeinit;atallbuildingwillbeburneddownbecauseofasparkfromachmney’schink.千里之堤，以蝼蚁之溃；百尺之室，以突隙之烟焚。
Ifyoucarvebutgiveuphalfway,evenadecayedpieceofwoodwillnotbreak;ifyoucarvewithoutabreak,evenmetalandstonecanbeengraed.锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。
Tobepartistobewhile;tobebentistobestraight;tobehollowistobefilled;tobedilapidatedistoberenewed;tohavelessistogain;tohavemoreistobeconfused.曲则全，枉则直；洼则盈，敝则新；少则多，多则惑。
Lazinessandextravagancemakeapoorman,whildiligenceandfrugalityarichman.人惰而侈则穷，力而俭则富。
Menhavesorrowandjoy;theypartandmeetagain.Themoondimsorshines;itwaxesorwanes.Nothingisperfect,notevenintheolddays.人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。
Learningandculturearetoamanwhatpolishingandgrindingaretojade.人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。
Amonganythreemenwalking,Iwillfindsomethingtolearnforsure.Theirgoodqualitiesaretobefollowed,andtheirshortcomingsaretobeavoided.三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。
Hewhoiskeeninlearningtakesotherpeople’sfortestomakeuphisowndefects.善学者，假人之长以补其短。
Hewhoisgoodatlearningexhauststheprinciples.Hewhoisgoodatpractisingseekstosolvethemostdifficultproblems.善学者尽其理，善行者究其难。
Dowhattoilsthebodybuteasesthemind,anddowhatbringslessprofitsbutmorejustice.身劳而心安，为之；利少而义多，为之。
Astonemaybecrushed,butnottobedeprivedofitshardness;acinnabarmaybegroundedtopiecesbutnottobedeprivedofitsredness.石可破也，而不可夺坚；丹可磨也，而不可夺赤。
Aneducatedgentlemancannotbuttheresoluteandbroad-minded,forhehastakenupaheavyresposibilityandalongcourse.Isitnotaheavyresposibility,whichistopracticebenevolence?Isitnotalongcourse,whichwillendonlywithhisdeath?士不可以不弘毅，任重而道远。仁以为己任，不亦重乎？死而后矣，不亦远乎？
Amoralintellectualisonewhoescapesnodangerinfaceoftruth,discardspersonalinterestsinfrontofdisaster,practicesrighteousnessattheexpenseoflife,andlooksupondeathasgoinghome.士之为人，当理不避其难，临患忘利，遗生行义，视死如归。
Thepassageoftimeisjustliketheflowofwater,whichgoesondayandnight.逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。
Fireandwaterpossessaspiritbutnolife,grassandtreespossessalifebutnoawareness,birdsandanimalspossessawarenessbutnosenseofmorality.Onlyhumanspossessspririt,life,awareness,aswellasthesenseofmrality,hencethenoblestbeingsintheworld.水火有气而无生，草木有生而无知，禽兽有知而无义；人有气，有生，有知，亦且有义，故最为天下贵也。
Withoutsufficientdepth,nowatercanfloatlargeboats.Withoutsufficientdensity,nowindcansupportlargebirds.水之积也不厚，则其负大舟也无力；风之积也不厚，则其负大翼也无力。
ThosewhofollowtheHeaven’slawwillflourishandthosewhogaagainstitwillperish.顺我者昌，逆我者亡。
Deliciousasmythefoodbe,oneneverknowsitstasteexcepteatingit;perfectasmaythecoursebe,oneneverknowsitsgoodnessexceptlearningit.Thusitisafterlearningthatoneknowshisdeficiency,andafterteachingonediscovershisconfusion.Knowingofhisdeficiencystimulateshimintoself-examnation;anddiscoveryofhisconfusionleadshimtoself-examination;anddiscoveryofhisconfusionleadshimtoself-improving.That’swhywesayteachingandlearningencourageeachother.虽有家肴，弗食不知其旨也；虽有至道，弗学不知其善也；是故学然后知不足，教然后知困。知不足，然后能自反也；知困，然后能自强也。故曰教学相长也。
ItisthewayofHeaventolessenthefulltocomplementthehumble,andthewayofearthtochangethefulltoreplenishthehumble,andthewayofmantohatethefulltocherishthehumble.天道亏盈而益谦，地道变盈而流谦，人道恶盈而好谦。
Manisthemostvalubleamongallthethingsthatheavenfosters.天生万物，唯人为贵。
Heavenhasendowedmewithtalentsforeventualuse.天生我才必有用。
OpportunitiesvouchsafedbyHeavenareoutmatchedbyterrestrialadvantages,whichinturnareoutmatchedbytheharmonyamongpeople.天时不如地利，地利不如人和。
Asheaven’smovementisevervigorous,somustagentlemanceaselesslystrivealong.天行健，君子以自强不息。
Listeningwithoutattentionisnothearing;thenfalsehoodfollows.Lookngwithoutexaminationisnotseeing;thenerrorsfollow.Consideringwithoutintentionisnotknowing;thenconfusionfollows.听不审不聪，不审不聪则谬；视不察不明，不察不明则过；虑不得不知，不得不知则昏。
Wordsaretobejudgedfromtheirfunction;anddeedsaretobeobservedfromtheireffects.听其言必责其用，观其行必求其功。
Allthingcreaturesgrowtogetherwithoutharmingoneanother;waysrunparallelwithoutinterferingwithoneanother.万物并育而不相害，道并行而不相悖。
Hewhoisabletoreachnewunderstandingbyrviewingtheoldknowledgeisqualifiedtobeateacher.温故而知新，可以为师也。
Don’tdowhatshouldnotbedone;don’tdesirewhatshouldnotbedesired.无为其所不为，无欲其所不欲。
EverydayIexaminemyselftimeandagain:haveIbeenunfaithfulingivingcounselstoothers?HaveIbeeninsincereingettingalongwithmyfriends?HaveIfailedtoreviewwhatIhavebeentaught?.吾日三省吾身；为人谋而不忠乎？与朋友交而不信乎？传而不信乎？
Thingsinvestigated,genuineknowledgeacquired;genuineknowledgeacquired,thoughtspurified;thughtspurified,heartsrectified;heartsrectified,personalitiescultivated;personalitiescultivated,familyiesregulaed;famiiesregulated,thestateswellgoverned;thestateswellgoverned,thewholeworldwillbeinpeaceandtranquility.物格而后知至，知至而后意诚；意诚而后心正，心正而后身修；身修而后家齐，家齐而后治国，国治而后天下平。
Hewhoputsrigheousnessbeforeprofitsisrespectable;hewhoputsprofitsbeforerighteousnessisdiscreditable.先义而后利者荣，先利而后义者辱。
Itisunbearabletomeetaswellastodepart.相见时难别亦难。
Distancecannotseparatetruefriendswhofeelsocloseevenwhentheyarethousandsofmilesapart.相知无远近，万里尚为临。
Ameanmanthinksthatsmallvirtuesareuselessanddoesnotpracticethem,andsmallvicesareharmlessanddoesnotabandonthem.Hencehisviceaccumulatetilltheycannotbecovered,andhisguiltbecomesgreattillitcannotbefreedfrom.小人以小善为无益而弗为也，以小恶为无伤而弗去也，故恶积而不可掩，罪大而不可解。
Truewordsneednotbefine-sounding;thegoodmandoesnotprovebeargument.信言不美，善者不辩。
Thereisneveranendtolearning.Thedyeextractedfromtheindigoisbluerthantheplant;soistheiceclouderthanthewater.Bybroadlylearningandconstantlyexamininghimselfeveryday,thegentlemansharpenshisawarenessandmakesfewermistakes.学不可以已。青取之于蓝；冰，水为之，而寒于水。君子博学而日参省乎己，则知明而行过矣。
Learningwithoutthinkingleadstoconfusion;thinkingwithoutlearningendsindanger.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。
Neverbecontentedwithyourstudy.Neverbeimpatientwithyourteaching.学而不厌，诲人不倦。
Learningislikerowingupstream:nottoadvanceistodropback.学如逆水行舟，不进则退。
Itisgoodspeechthattalksnearbutsignifiesfar;itisagoodwaythatoperatesrestrictedlybutapplieswidely.言近而指远者，善言也；守约而施博者，善道也。
Wordswithoutcontentwillnotreachfarandwide.言之无文，行而不远。
Cuttingoffafoot-longclubbyhalfeverydaywillnotexhaustitanyday.一尺之棰，日取其半，万世不竭。
Clappingwithonehand,howeverfast,makesnosound.一手独拍，虽疾无声。
Agoodcitizeninonecommunitywillbefriendtheothercitizensofthecommunity;agoodcitizenoftheworldwillbwfriendtheothercitizensofheworld.一乡之善士斯友一乡之善士，天下之善士斯友天下之善士。
Itissuchadelighttohavefriendscomingsofar.有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。
Inpiece,thinkofdanger;inprosperity,thinkofpoverty;ingain,thinkofloss.于安思危，于达思穷，于德思丧。
Asajadewithoutchiselingwillnotbecomeausefulobject,amanwithoutlearningwillnotknowtheway.玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知道。
Prosperyourcountrybeforeyouprosperyourfamily.欲富尔家，先富尔国。
Wewidenourviewsthreehundredmilesbyascendingoneflightofstairs./exhaustingmyeyestoathousandlifurther,Iamascendingonemorestoryofthetower.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。
Inheavenletusbetwobirdsflyingevertogether,andonearthtwotreeswithbranchesinterlockedforever.在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿为连理枝。
Knowingboththeenemyandyourself,youaresuretowineverybattle;knowingyourselfbutnottheenemy,you’llhaveequalchancetowinortolose;knowingneitheryourenemynoryourself,youaredestinedtoloseallbattles.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’strueknowledgeliesinrecognizingwhatoneknowsandwhatonedoesnotknow.知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。
Allpeople,whethersuperiororinferor,shouldbeabidebyroyalty,trustworthinesssincerityandrespectfulness,whichisthewayofheaven.忠信笃敬，上下同之，天之道也。
Hewhoisdignifiedandrespectablecanbeateacher;hewhoisagedandtrustworthycanbeateacher;hewhocanexplaintheclassicswithoutexcessordistortioncanbeateacher;hewhoknowstheprofundityandspeakssystematicallycanbeateacher.Hencefourkindsofmencanmaketeachers,andamanwithmerelyabroadknowledgeisnotamongthem.
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