1. 盛名之下，其实难副。《后汉书》

1. Beneath the reputation, the reality is hard to match. "The Book of the Later Han."

2. 血沃中原肥劲草，寒凝大地发春华。鲁迅

2. The fertile grasses of the Central Plains are nourished by blood, and spring blossoms bloom as the earth is frozen. - Lu Xun

3. 位卑未敢忘忧国。陆游

3. Though in a low position, I have never forgotten to worry about the country. Lu You

4. 路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。屈原《离骚》

4. The path is long and the journey is arduous, yet I will strive to seek the truth both above and below. Qu Yuan, "Liu Xiang"

5. 时危见臣节，世乱识忠良。鲍照

5. In times of crisis, a person's loyalty is tested; in turmoil, one's fidelity is known. This is what Bao Zhao would say.

6. 桃李不言，下自成蹊。《史记》

6. "If Peach and Plum trees do not speak, a path will naturally form beneath them." - Records of the Grand Historian.

7. 纸上得来终觉浅，绝知此事要躬行。陆游

7. Knowledge gained from books is always superficial; to truly understand something, one must experience it firsthand. — Lu You

8. 它山之石，可以攻玉。《诗经·小雅》

8. The stone from another mountain can be used to carve jade. (This is from the "Book of Songs · Xiao Ya" in the诗经.)

9. 士不可不弘毅，任重而道远。《论语》

9. A gentleman cannot be without fortitude, for he has heavy responsibilities and a long road ahead. — From The Analects of Confucius

10. 天时不如地利，地利不如人和。《孟子》

10. The favor of heaven is not as good as favorable geography, and favorable geography is not as good as harmonious people. — From the Book of Mencius

11. 业精于勤，荒于嬉。韩愈《进学解》

11. "Diligence leads to expertise, while leisure leads to waste." -- Han Yu, "On Progress in Learning"

12. 有情芍药含春泪，无力蔷薇卧晓枝。秦观

12. The compassionate peony holds spring tears, the weary rose lies on the morning branch. Qian Guan.

13. 天意怜幽草，人间重晚晴。李商隐?>

13. The divine will favors the secluded grass, and humanity values the late twilight. -- Li Shangyin.

14. 知识就是力量。培根

14. Knowledge is power. Bacon.

15. 星星之火，可以燎原。《尚书》

15. A spark can ignite a vast fire. "The Book of History"

16. 不塞不流，不止不行。韩愈

16. "No obstruction, no flow; no cessation, no progress." Han Yu.

17. 为人性僻耽佳句，语不惊人死不休。杜甫

17. Man's nature is inclined to indulge in fine verses, his words will not rest until they are astonishing. - Du Fu

18. 玩物丧志。《书经》

18. To indulge in trivial pursuits and lose one's ambition. As it is written in the Book of Documents.

19. 书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难。陆游

19. It's only when the book is needed that one regrets its scarcity, and one can't truly understand the difficulty of a matter unless one has experienced it. Lu You.

20. 一日暴之，十日寒之，未有能生者也。《孟子》

20. If one exposes it to the sun for a day and then chills it in the cold for ten days, it will never be able to grow. — From the Book of Mencius

21. 有志者，事竟成。《后汉书》

21. "Where there is a will, there is a way." - From the "Book of the Later Han."

22. 夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。李商隐

22. The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, but it is too close to dusk. - Li Shangyin

23. 言者无罪，闻者足戒。毛诗序

23. The speaker is not guilty, and the listener is sufficiently warned. From the Preface to the Mao Shi.

24. 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。《增广贤文》

24. An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. (From "The Expanded Collection of Virtuous Sayings")

25. 小荷才露尖尖角，早有蜻蜓立上头。杨万里

25. The tender lotus just peeks its pointed tip above the water, and already a dragonfly perches on its head. — From the poem by Yang Wanli

26. 无可奈何花落去，似曾相识燕归来。晏殊

26. "Helpless as flowers fall, as if I've seen swallows return. From Yan Shuhu."

27. 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。王之涣《登鹳雀楼》

27. If one desires to see a thousand miles, one must climb to the top of the tower. - Wang Zhihuan, "Ascending to the Swallow Tower"

28. 至长反短，至短反长。《吕氏春秋》

28. The longest becomes the shortest, and the shortest becomes the longest. -- From "Lüshi Chunqiu"

29. 天下兴亡，匹夫有责。顾炎武

29. The rise and fall of the state concerns every commoner. Gu Yanwu

30. 试玉要烧三日满，辨材须待七年期。白居易

30. Testing jade requires three full days of burning, distinguishing wood requires waiting for seven years. Bai Juyi

31. 文章合为时而着，歌诗合为事而作。白居易

31. Articles are written in response to the times, and songs and poems are composed for specific events. — Bai Juyi

32. 学无止境。荀子

32. There is no end to learning. — Xunzi

33. 心事浩茫连广宇，于无声处听惊雷。鲁迅

33. The heart's worries extend to the vast universe, and one listens to the roar of thunder in the silent places. - Lu Xun

34. 早岁那知世事艰，中原北望气如山。陆游

34. "At a young age, who knew that the world is tough? Looking north from the Central Plains, my spirit is as firm as a mountain." — Lu You

35. 衣莫若新，人莫若故。晏子春秋

35. "Clothing is best when new, and people are best when they are old friends." — From the Spring and Autumn Annals of Yan Zi.

36. 绳锯木断，水滴石穿。罗大京

36. "If you pull a rope through wood, it will eventually break; if you drop water滴 repeatedly on stone, it will eventually wear through." - Lu Dajing

37. 世事洞明皆学问，人情练达即文章。《红楼梦》

37. Understanding the world is all about learning, and being adept at human relations is the essence of writing. A Dream of the Red Chamber.

38. 会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。杜甫《望岳》

38. One should climb to the peak and look down upon all the mountains, making them seem small. — From Du Fu's "Looking at the Mountain"

39. 知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。《论语》

39. "Those who know are not as good as those who love, and those who love are not as good as those who enjoy." — Confucius, The Analects

40. 学而不厌，诲人不倦。孔子

40. "Never tire of learning, never weary of teaching." — Confucius

41. 学然后知不足。《礼记》

41. It is through learning that one knows one's deficiencies. "The Record of Rites"

42. 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。《史记·滑稽列传》

42. If not making a sound, then nothing; but if making a sound, then astonishing. From the "Biographies of the滑稽 Characters" in "Records of the Grand Historian."

43. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。孔子

43. If one studies but does not think, one will be confused. If one thinks but does not study, one will be in danger. — Confucius

44. 士为知己者死。《史记》

44. A man will die for a friend who understands him. (From the Records of the Grand Historian)

45. 天才不会毁于他人，只会毁于自己。博斯威尔

45. Genius is not destroyed by others, but only by oneself. Boswell

46. 志不强者智不达。《墨子·修身》

46. A person with weak will cannot achieve great wisdom. (From Mozi's "On Self-Cultivation")

47. 谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。孟郊

47. Who says a tiny grass's heart cannot repay the three spring suns? Meng Jiao.

48. 玉不琢，不成器；人不学，不知道。《礼记》

48. Jade left unpolished cannot be shaped into a useful artifact; a person untrained cannot acquire knowledge. This is from the "Book of Rites."

49. 精诚所至，金石为开。《后汉书·广陵思王荆传》

49. "With sincerity, gold and jade will be opened." From the "Book of the Later Han: Biography of Guangling Marquis Jing."

50. 我自横刀向天笑，去留肝胆两昆仑。谭嗣同

50. I laugh in the face of heaven with a sword in hand, my liver and gall both like the Kunlun Mountains. - Tan Sitong

51. 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。王之涣

51. To see a thousand miles, one must climb a higher level. - Wang Zhihuan

52. 业精于勤，荒于嬉，行成于思，毁于随。韩愈

52. Diligence makes skillful, idleness makes lazy; actions are formed through thought, and destroyed by carelessness. Han Yu.

53. 知己知彼，百战不殆。《孙子兵法》

53. "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will not lose in a hundred battles." - Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"

54. 有志者，事竟成。《后汉书·耿弇传》

54. "Where there is a will, there is a way." —— From the "Book of the Later Han: The Biography of耿弇."

55. 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云。元稹

55. Having seen the vast ocean, nothing else is worthy of water; having seen the misty peaks of Wu Mountain, nothing else can be called clouds. Yuan Zhen

56. 疏影横斜水清浅，暗香浮动月黄昏。林逋

56. The sparse shadows slant across the shallow water, the subtle fragrance floats in the twilight of the moon. — Lin Bu

57. 新沐者必弹冠，新浴者必振衣。屈原

57. Those who have just bathed must comb their hair, and those who have just taken a bath must shake their clothes. Qu Yuan.

58. 无意苦争春，一任群芳妒。陆游

58. Unintentionally not striving for the spring, I let a thousand flowers envy me. Lu You

59. 勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。刘备

59. Do not do evil because it seems small, and do not omit doing good because it seems small. - Liu Bei

60. 水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒。《礼记》

60. When the water is too clear, there are no fish; when a person is too vigilant, there are no companions. — From The Book of Rites

61. 知无不言，言无不尽。苏洵

61. "Speak without reserve, speak without reserve." - Su Xun

62. 天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。《苟子》

62. The way of heaven has its own order, it does not exist for Yao and does not perish for Jie. ("Xunzi")

63. 发奋忘食，乐以忘优，不知老之将至。《论语》

63. Striving to the point of forgetting to eat, being delighted to the point of forgetting about one's worries, not aware that old age is approaching. — From the Analects of Confucius

64. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。《左传》

64. If you want to find fault, you will always find an excuse. Zuozhuan.

65. 捐躯赴国难，视死忽如归。曹植《白马篇》

65. Sacrificing oneself for the country's difficulties, death is treated as if it were returning home. — From the poem "The White Horse" by Cao Zhi.

66. 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费功夫。《水浒传》

66. "Where one breaks through iron shoes in vain, the treasure comes without effort." From "Water Margin."

67. 少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤。汉乐府古辞《长歌行》

67. "If the young do not strive, when old, all is in vain." - Ancient poem from the Han Lifu collection, "Chang Ge Xing".

68. 闻道有先后，术业有专攻。韩愈

68. There is a sequence to learning, and each person specializes in a particular art. Han Yu.

69. 志当存高远。诸葛亮《诫外生书》

69. One should hold lofty aspirations. (From Zhuge Liang's "Letter to a Young Disciple")

70. 亦余心之所善兮，虽九死其犹未悔。屈原《离骚》

70. This too is what I cherish in my heart, though I might face nine deaths, I would not regret. Qu Yuan, "Liu Xa" (The Lament).

71. 丈夫志四海，万里犹比邻。曹植《赠白马王彪》

71. A husband's ambition knows no bounds, ten thousand miles are as close as a neighbor. — Cao Zhi, "Presentation to the King of Bai Ma"

72. 天行健，君子以自强不息。《周易·乾·象》

72. The firmament is strong, and the gentleman (junzi) constantly cultivates self-improvement. — From the "Book of Changes" (I Ching) · Qian · Image

73. 问渠那得清如许，为有源头活水来。朱熹

73. "Ask the channel where it gets so clear, for there is living water from its source." - Zhu Xi

74. 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐。范仲淹

74. To worry about the world's troubles before worrying about one's own, and to enjoy the world's joys after enjoying one's own. — Fan Zhongyan

75. 十年树木，百年树人。《管子·权修》

75. "It takes ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to cultivate a person." — From the "Guanzi · Quanxiu"

76. 忧劳可以兴国，逸豫可以亡身。欧阳修

76. Toil and worry can strengthen a nation, while idleness and indulgence can bring about one's own demise. — Ouyang Xiu