1. 删掉枝叶的人，决定得不到花果。

1. He who cuts off the branches will not reap the flowers and fruits.

2. 曾经阔气的要复古，正在阔气的要保持现状，未曾阔气的要革新。

2. Those who were once wealthy seek to return to the past, those who are currently wealthy aim to maintain the status quo, and those who have never been wealthy strive for innovation.

3. 倘要完全的书，天下可读的书怕要绝无，倘要完全的人，天下配活的人也就有限。

3. If one were to seek a completely perfect book, it is likely that there would be none to read in the world; if one were to seek a completely perfect person, then there would be a limited number of people who are qualified to live.

4. 读死书是害己，一开口就害人。

4. Reading books to the point of being pedantic is harmful to oneself, and speaking without thinking is harmful to others.

5. 巨大的建筑，总是由一木一石叠起来的，我们何妨做做这一木一石呢？

5. Great buildings are always constructed one piece of wood and one piece of stone at a time. Why not do our part as one of those pieces of wood and stone?

6. 什么是路？就是从没有路的地方践踏出来的，从只有荆棘的地方开辟出来的。

6. What is a road? It is the path trodden through where there was no road before, the path cleared out from the thorny places.

7. 横眉冷对千夫指，俯首甘为孺子牛。

7. With a cold brow facing a thousand fingers pointing, and with a willing低头 to be a little cow for the children. (Note: This translation is a free interpretation to convey the meaning of the original Chinese idiom. The idiom itself is a metaphor for someone who dares to face a multitude of critics with a calm and unyielding spirit and is willing to be humble and serve others like a loyal servant.)

8. 时间就像海绵里的水，只要愿挤，总还是有的。?>

8. Time is like water in a sponge; as long as you are willing to squeeze, there is always some to be had.

9. 我又愿中国青年只是向上走，不必理会这冷笑和暗箭。

9. I also wish that Chinese youth would just keep moving forward, and not bother to pay attention to these cold smiles and hidden arrows.

10. 社会上崇敬名人，于是以为名人的话就是名言，却忘记了他所以得名是那一种学问和事业。

10. In society, there is an admiration for celebrities, and people take the words of celebrities as proverbs, yet they forget that the reason why the celebrities are famous is because of their specific knowledge and career.

11. 与其找糊涂导师，倒不如自己走。

11. It's better to go it alone than to seek a confused mentor.

12. 人最苦的是梦醒了却无路可走。

12. The greatest sorrow for a person is to wake up from a dream and find no way to go.

13. 时间，每天得到的都是二十四小时，可是一天的时间给勤勉的人带来智慧和力量，给懒散的人只留下一片悔恨。

13. Time, everyone gets twenty-four hours each day, but for the diligent, a day brings wisdom and strength, while for the lazy, it leaves only regret.

14. 生活太安逸了，工作就被生活所累。

14. Living too comfortably can make work feel burdensome.

15. 我翻开历史一查，这历史没有年代。歪歪斜斜的每页上都写着仁义道德几个字，我横竖睡不着，仔细看了半夜，才从字缝里看出来，满本上都写着两个字吃人"！

15. I flipped through the history book and found that it had no dates. Sloping and slanted on every page were the words of benevolence, righteousness, and morality. I couldn't sleep either way, so I carefully examined it for half the night before I finally saw through the letters that the entire book was written with two characters: "Eat people"!

16. 想到生的乐趣，生固然可以留恋；但想到生的苦趣，无常也不一定是恶客。

16. When contemplating the joys of life, there is indeed a reason to cherish it; however, when considering the bitterness of life, the concept of impermanence is not necessarily an unwelcome guest.

17. 哪里有天才，我是把别人喝咖啡的功夫，都用在工作上的。

17. Where there is talent, I devote the time that others spend drinking coffee to working.

18. 人生得一知己足矣。

18. One is enough in life to have a bosom friend.

19. 在中国的天地间，不但做人，便是做鬼，也艰难极了。

19. In the midst of China's heavens and earth, it's incredibly difficult not only to be a human but also to be a ghost.

20. 正如逆水行舟，无论怎样看风看水，目的只有一个向前。

20. Just like rowing against the current, no matter how you look at the wind or the water, the sole purpose is to move forward.

21. 不满是向上的车轮，能够载不自满的人类，向人道前进。

21. Dissatisfaction is the wheel that propels upwards, capable of carrying humans who are not complacent, towards the path of humanism.

22. 青年人先可以将中国变成一个有声的中国：大胆地说话，勇敢地进行，忘掉一切利害，推开古人将自己的真心话发表出来。

22. Young people can first turn China into a voiceful China: speak boldly, act bravely, forget all about gains and losses, and push aside the ancients to express their sincere thoughts.

23. 一定要有自信的勇气，才会有工作的勇气。

23. You must have the courage of confidence to have the courage to work.

24. 人世间真是难处的地方，说一个人不通世故，固然不是好话，但说他深于世故，也不是好话。

24. The world is truly a difficult place. Saying that someone is not well-versed in the ways of the world is indeed not a complimentary remark, but neither is it a good thing to say that someone is deeply versed in the ways of the world.

25. 我之所谓生存，并不是苟活，所谓温饱，不是奢侈，所谓发展，也不是放纵。

25. What I mean by survival is not mere existence, what I mean by being well-fed is not luxury, and what I mean by development is not indulgence.

26. 一个人做到只剩了回忆的时候，生涯大概总要算是无聊了吧，但有时竟会连回忆也没有。

26. When a person has only memories left, their career might be considered rather boring, but sometimes they even have no memories left.

27. 孩子是要别人教的，毛病是要别人医的，即使自己是教员或医生。但做人处事的法子，却恐怕要自己斟酌，许多人开来的良方，往往不过是废纸。

27. Children need to be taught by others, and diseases need to be cured by others, even if one is a teacher or a doctor. However, the way to live and conduct oneself may require one's own judgment, as many so-called effective remedies proposed by others are often no more than scraps of paper.

28. 单是说不行，要紧的是做。

28. It's not enough to just talk; what matters is to take action.

29. 其实即使是天才，在生下来的时候的第一声啼哭，也和平常儿童的一样，决不会就是一首好诗。

29. In fact, even geniuses, at the moment of their first cry when born, would not be a good poem like ordinary children.

30. 有一分热，发一分光。

30. If you have a bit of warmth, you should emit a bit of light.

31. 没有思索和悲哀，就不会有文学。

31. Without thought and sorrow, there would be no literature.

32. 必须敢于正视，这才可望敢想、敢说、敢做、敢当。

32. It is necessary to dare to face it, only then can one hope to dare to think, speak, act, and take responsibility.

33. 凡是愚弱的国民，即使体格如何健全，如何茁壮，也只能做毫无意义的示众的材料和看客，病死多少是不必以为不幸的。

33. For any nation that is foolish and weak, regardless of how physically healthy or robust they may be, they can only be used as meaningless exhibits and spectators, and it is not considered不幸 (unfortunate) for how many die of illness.

34. 在人人说假话的年代讲真话；在人人麻木的年代拥有充实的心灵。

34. In an era when everyone tells lies, speak the truth; in an era when everyone is numb, possess a full and rich soul.

35. 只要能培一朵花，就不妨做做会朽的腐草。

35. As long as you can cultivate a flower, it is worthwhile to be like the decaying grass that will eventually rot.

36. 凡事总需研究，才会明白。

36. Everything needs to be studied in order to understand it.

37. 有我所不乐意的在天堂里，我不愿去；有我所不乐意的在地狱里，我不愿去；有我所不乐意的在你们将来的黄金世界里，我不愿去。

37. There are things I find disagreeable in heaven, and I do not wish to go there; there are things I find disagreeable in hell, and I do not wish to go there; there are things I find disagreeable in the future golden world you allude to, and I do not wish to go there.

38. ldquo;不耻最后。即使慢，驰而不息，纵会落后，纵会失败，但一定可以达到他所向的目标。

38. "Be not ashamed of the last. Even if slow, to gallop without stopping, even if you may fall behind, even if you may fail, you will definitely reach the goal you aim for."

39. 苛求君子，宽纵小人，自以为明察秋毫，而实则反助小人张目。

39. To be too strict with gentlemen and lenient with small-minded people, while believing oneself to be keenly observant, is actually the opposite of helping small-minded people.

40. 血沃中原肥劲草，寒凝大地发春华。

40. The fertile grasses in the Central Plains are nourished by blood, while the cold of the earth gives rise to spring flowers.

41. ldquo;急不择言的病源，并不在没有想的工夫，而在有工夫的时候没有想。

41. "The source of speaking without thinking is not the lack of time to think, but rather the failure to think when there is time to do so."

42. 生命是以时间为单位的，浪费别人的时间等于谋财害命；浪费自己的时间，等于慢性**。

42. Life is measured in terms of time, wasting others' time is equivalent to stealing life and harming people; wasting one's own time is equivalent to a chronic illness.

43. 一碗酸辣汤，耳闻口讲的，总不如亲自呷一口的明白。

43. A bowl of sour and spicy soup, heard about or spoken of, is never as clear as taking a sip for yourself.

44. 我似乎打了一个寒噤；我就知道，我们之间已经隔了一层可悲的厚障壁了。

44. I seemed to shiver; I knew that there was now a tragically thick barrier between us.

45. 中国一向就少有失败的英雄，少有韧性的反抗，少有敢单身鏖战的武人，少有敢抚哭叛徒的吊客；见胜兆则纷纷聚集，见败兆则纷纷逃亡。

45. China has always had few heroes of failure, few resilient resistances, few warriors who dare to fight alone, and few mourners who dare to comfort traitors; they gather in droves when they see signs of victory, and scatter in droves when they see signs of defeat.

46. 只看一个人的著作，结果是不大好的：你就得不到多方面的优点。必须如蜜蜂一样，采过许多花，这才能酿出蜜来。倘若叮在一处，所得就非常有限，枯燥了。

46. Focusing solely on the works of one person usually yields unsatisfactory results: you do not gain the multifaceted advantages. One must act like a bee, visiting many flowers, only then can you produce honey. If you settle on one place, the yield will be very limited and dull.

47. 人生得一知己足矣，斯世当以同怀视之。

47. In life, to have one intimate friend is enough. This world should treat such a person as a kindred spirit.

48. 节省时间，也就是使一个人的有限的生命更加有效，而也即等于延长了人的生命。

48. Saving time, which means making a person's limited life more effective, is also equivalent to extending a person's life.

49. 无论什么事，如果不断收集材料，积之十年，总可成一学者。

49. No matter what, if one continuously gathers materials and accumulates them over ten years, one can ultimately become a scholar.

50. 现在的所谓教育，世界上无论哪一国，其实都不过是制造许多适应环境的机器的方法罢了。

50. The so-called education that exists today, in any country in the world, is actually just a method of manufacturing numerous machines that adapt to the environment.

51. 当我沉默的时候，我感到充实；我将开口，然而又感到空虚。

51. When I am silent, I feel filled; yet when I open my mouth, I feel empty.

52. 时间就像海绵里的水，只要愿挤，总还是有的。

52. Time is like water in a sponge; as long as you are willing to squeeze it, there is always some to be found.

53. 不满是向上的车轮，能够载着不自满的人前进。

53. Discontent is the wheel that propels upward, capable of carrying forward those who are not complacent.