1. 为善不见其益，如草里冬瓜，自能暗长；为恶不见其损，如庭前春雪，势必潜消。——《洪应明》

1. Doing good without seeing its benefits is like a winter melon growing in the grass, it can grow silently by itself; doing evil without seeing its harm is like spring snow in the courtyard, it will inevitably melt away silently. ——From Hong Yingming

2. 须知三绝韦编者，不是寻行数墨人。——《朱熹》

2. Know that the one who compiled the three classics is not someone who merely counts the strokes of the characters. —— Zhu Xi

3. 二人同心，其利断金。同心之言，其臭如兰。——《易经》

3. When two are of one mind, their power is as strong as the cutting edge of a sword. Words spoken with one mind are as fragrant as orchids. — From the Book of Changes

4. 至乐莫如读书，至要莫如教子。——《增广贤文》

4. The greatest joy is in reading, and the greatest importance is in educating one's children. — From "The Expanded Collection of Exemplary Proverbs"

5. 知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。——《论语》

5. Those who know are not as good as those who love, and those who love are not as good as those who are delighted in it. — "The Analects"

6. 天下事有难易乎，为之，则难者亦易矣；不为，则易者亦难矣。——彭端叔

6. Is there anything in the world that is inherently difficult or easy? If you undertake it, the difficult becomes easy; if you do not, the easy becomes difficult. — Peng Duan-shu

7. 若把黑白和善恶放到一处，相形之下，彼此才可见得分明。乔叟

7. If black and white, good and evil, are placed together, they can be clearly distinguished from each other. Qiao Zu said, "The wise man sees the difference between right and wrong."

8. 大凡善良的'人总喜欢把人往好处想，总是把人想得比实际上更好，总爱夸大他们的好处。对于这样的人来说，以后的幻灭是很难过的，在他们觉得自己负有责任时就更难过了。陀思妥耶夫基

8. Generally speaking, good people tend to think well of others, always imagining them to be better than they actually are, and they often exaggerate their virtues. For such people, future disillusionment is very painful, and it is even more so when they feel responsible for it.陀思妥耶夫斯基

9. 圣人千虑，必有一失；愚人千虑。必有一得。——《晏子春秋》

9. The sage may have a mistake in a thousand considerations; the fool may have a hit in a thousand considerations. —— "The Spring and Autumn of Yan Zi"

10. 省官不如省事，省事不如清心。官事不省而望从容，可得乎？——《曾国藩》

10. It is better to save trouble than to save officials, and better to keep a tranquil mind than to save trouble. Can one expect to be composed if one does not simplify official matters? ——Zeng Guofan

11. 哀哀父母，生我劬劳。

11. Alas, my parents, who toiled in bringing me to life.

12. 说金钱是罪恶，dou在捞；说美女是祸水，dou想要；说高处不胜寒，都在爬；说烟酒伤身体，都不戒；说天堂最美好，都不去！

12. Say money is evil, Dou is trying to make a fortune; say beautiful women are a祸 water, Dou wants one; say it's too cold at a high place, everyone is climbing; say smoking and drinking harm the body, no one is quitting; say heaven is the most beautiful, yet no one goes there!

13. 知无不言，言无不尽。

13. Speak without reserve, and express oneself fully.

14. 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。——《史记·滑稽列传》

14. If not to make a sound, then fine; but once it makes a sound, it will be astonishing. — From the "Records of the Grand Historian: The Biography of Hua Jiquan"

15. 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情义重。

15. A thousand miles to send a feather, the gift is light but the sentiment is heavy.

16. 人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。（司马迁）

16. It is inevitable for all men to die; some die a death heavier than Mount Tai, while others die a death lighter than a feather. (Sima Qian)

17. 岁不寒，无以知松柏；事不难，无以知君子。——荀子

17. Without cold years, one cannot know the strength of pine and cypress trees; without difficult circumstances, one cannot know the virtues of a gentleman. — Xunzi

18. 文臣不爱钱，武臣不惜死，天下太平矣。——《岳飞》

18. If civil officials do not love money and military officials do not fear death, then peace will reign over the world. — From Yue Fei

19. 小姑娘们梦中都想找一匹白马，睁开眼发现满世界都是灰不溜秋的驴，悲痛欲绝后，只能从驴群中挑个身强力壮的，这样的驴就被命名为：经济适用男 。

19. Young girls all dream of finding a white horse in their dreams, only to open their eyes and find that the world is full of drab donkeys. After overwhelming sorrow, they can only choose a strong and robust donkey from the herd, and such donkeys are named: "Economical and Suitable Men."

20. 君子务本，本立而道生。

20. A gentleman focuses on the fundamentals; when the fundamentals are established, the way naturally arises.

21. —年之计在于春。—日之计在于晨。（《南阳萧绎》）

21. The planning for a year lies in the spring. The planning for a day lies in the morning. (From "Nanyang Xiao Yi")

22. 良心这玩意儿，它谴责起人来，是够叫我害怕的，对大人是这样，对小孩也是这样。狄更斯《远大前程》

22. The conscience, that thing, is quite terrifying when it condemns someone; it is so with adults, and it is so with children. - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

23. 我当年也是个痴情的种子，结果下了场雨……淹死了。

23. I used to be a foolishly romantic person, but then it rained... and I drowned.

24. 祸患常积于忽微，而智勇多困于所溺。（欧阳修）

24. Misfortunes often accumulate from the trivial, and wisdom and courage are often trapped in what one is fond of. (Ouyang Xiu)

25. 千羊之皮，不如一狐之腋。

25. The skin of a thousand sheep is not as valuable as the fur of a single fox's underarm.

26. 当一人言行不一致时，这就完全糟了，这会导向伪善。列宁mingren520

26. It's completely bad when a person's words and actions are inconsistent, as this leads to hypocrisy. Lenin mingren520

27. 机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。

27. Overly cunning in calculating, one ends up misjudging one's own life.

28. 周郎妙计安天下，赔了夫人又折兵。

28. Zhou Lang's brilliant strategy secures the peace of the realm, but in the end, he loses his lady and loses his troops as well.

29. 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐。

29. To worry about the world's troubles before others, and to take joy in the world's joys after others.

30. 怠慢则不能不开精，险躁则不能理性。——《诸葛亮》

30. Negligence cannot but lead to meticulousness, impatience cannot help but lead to irrationality. — From Zhuge Liang

31. 将在谋而不在勇，兵在精而不在多。

31. It is about strategy rather than bravery, and about the quality of soldiers rather than their number.

32. 不责人小过，不发人阴私，不念人旧恶：三者可以养德，亦可以远害。——《洪应明》

32. Not to scold others for their minor faults, not to disclose others' secrets, not to bear grudges against others for past wrongdoings: these three principles can cultivate one's virtue and also can keep one from harm. ——Hong Yingming

33. 司马昭之心，路人皆知。

33. The ambition of Sima Zhao is known to all passersby.

34. 精诚所至，金石为开。——《后汉书·广陵思王荆传》

34. "Where there is sincerity, even gold and jade can be opened." — From the "History of the Later Han: The Biography of Guangling King Jing"

35. 贫贱之交不可忘，糟糠之妻不下堂。（《资治通鉴》）

35. The friendship with the poor should not be forgotten, and the wife who endured hardships should not be forsaken. (From Zizhi Tongjian)

36. 三军可夺帅也，匹夫不可夺志也。——《论语》

36. The leader of an army can be taken away, but a common man's will cannot be taken away. — Confucius, The Analects