1. 关关雎鸠，在河之洲。窈窕淑女，君子好逑。《诗经周南关雎》

1. The wild geese are cooing, on the isle of the river. The graceful and elegant maiden, the nobleman finds to be his match. — From the Book of Songs, Southern Zhou Guanju.

2. 多行不义必自毙。——左传

2. Great injustice over many lines of conduct will inevitably meet with its own destruction. — From the Zuo Zhuan (The Left史记)

3. 82学而工欲善其事，必先利其器。《论语卫灵公》

3. "If one wishes to excel in one's work, one must first sharpen one's tools." — From the Analects of Confucius, Book of Wei Lingwang.

4. 事虽易，而以难处之，未有不治之变；患虽远，而以近处之，未有不及之谋。 明王廷相

4. Even though the matter is easy, if it is treated as difficult, there is no situation that cannot be resolved; even though the danger is far away, if it is treated as near, there is no plan that cannot be implemented. - Ming Wang Tingxiang

5. 鸟欲高飞先振翅，人求上进先读书——李苦禅

5. A bird desires to soar high, it first flaps its wings; a person who seeks advancement should first read books. - Li Kuchan

6. 富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈。——孟轲

6. Wealth and honor cannot corrupt, poverty and low status cannot change, and might cannot subdue. — Meng Ke

7. 87临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网。《淮南子说林训》

7. "It's better to retreat and weave a net than to stand by the river and envy the fish." — From Huai Nan Zi's "Shuo Lin Xun"

8. 学而不厌，诲人不倦。——警言

8. Never tire of learning, never tire of teaching others. – A maxim

9. 富贵不能*，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈。《孟子滕文公》

9. Wealth and status cannot corrupt, poverty and lowliness cannot move, and power and might cannot bend. — From Mencius, Chapter on Teng Wen Gong.

10. 壮志饥餐胡虏肉，笑谈渴饮匈奴血。待从头、收拾旧山河，朝天阙。宋岳飞

10. With a determined spirit, I hunger for the flesh of the Huns, and laughingly thirst for the blood of the Xiongnu. Wait till then, to reclaim the old mountains and rivers, and ascend to the celestial palace. — Song Dynasty, Yue Fei

11. 49书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难。——陆游

11. It is only when one needs a book that one regrets not having read more; one cannot know the difficulty of a task unless one has experienced it. — Lu You

12. 读书百遍，其义自现。——三国志

12. Reading a book a hundred times, its meaning will become apparent. — Records of the Three Kingdoms

13. 苟余心之端直兮，虽僻远其何伤？《屈原涉江》

13. If my heart is upright, what harm can it be to be secluded and distant? — From Qu Yuan's "Qu Yuan Crossing the River"

14. 26若要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。曹 学

14. If one wants to achieve profound skill, one can grind an iron rod into a needle. Cao Xue.

15. 75橘生淮南则为橘，生于淮北则为枳。《晏子春秋内篇下》

15. If a tangerine tree is planted in Huai Nan, it yields tangerines; if planted in Huai Bei, it yields jujubes. — From the Internal Chapters of Yanzi Chunqiu.

16. 满招损，谦受益，莫伸手，终日乾乾，自强不息。——陈毅

16. Pride brings loss, humility brings benefit; do not reach out, strive diligently day and night, and never stop self-improvement. — Chen Yi

17. 9阳春布德泽，万物生光辉汉乐府古辞《长歌行》

17. In the spring, the benevolence spreads, and all things shine with brightness. (Ancient poem "Changge Xing" from the Han Dynasty Collection of Songs)

18. 忧劳可以兴国，逸豫可以亡身，自然之理也。——欧阳修

18. Hard work can lead to the prosperity of a country, while indulgence can lead to one's own downfall; this is a natural principle. — Ouyang Xiu

19. 读书有三到，谓心到，眼到，口到——朱熹

19. There are three ways to be attentive while reading: heart, eyes, and mouth - Zhu Xi

20. 读书切戒在荒忙，涵泳工夫兴味长；未晓莫妨权放过，切身须要急思量。宋陆九渊

20. Reading should be avoided in haste, for the process of absorption is long and fulfilling; if there are things not yet understood, it is not a hindrance to temporarily set them aside; but when it concerns oneself, one must think and consider it urgently. — Song Lu Jiuyuan

21. 尽信《书》，则不如无《书》。——孟子

21. To trust the Book entirely is better than not having the Book at all. ——Mencius

22. 人之行贿，并非所愿。只是行之有利，不行有虑。因之，肃贿风，由上起。上之所为，以导下也；上所不好，以检下也。 唐陆贽

22. People may engage in bribery not out of their desire, but because it is beneficial to do so, and there are concerns if not done. Therefore, to eliminate the风气 of bribery, it must start from the top. What the leaders do sets an example for those below; what they dislike serves as a check on those below. - From the Tang Dynasty, Lu Zhi.

23. 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。

23. An inch of time is an inch of gold, an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.

24. 人有坎，失于盛年;犹当晚学，不可自弃。——颜之推

24. People have their hardships, and they may lose their prime years. Yet it is still advisable to continue learning, and one should not give up on oneself. -- Yan Zhitui

25. 旧书不厌百回读，熟读精思子自知——苏轼

25. The old books are never weary of being read a hundred times; the more one reads them and ponders, the more the student will know — Su Shi

26. 24读书之法无他，惟是笃志虚心，反复详玩，为有功耳。――朱熹

26. The method of reading books is not other than to be resolute in one's purpose and humble in heart, to study and ponder repeatedly and carefully, which is truly beneficial. -- Zhu Xi

27. 用人者，取人之长，辟人之短；教人者，成人之长，去人之短也。清魏源

27. As an employer, one should take advantage of people's strengths and avoid their shortcomings; as an educator, one should foster the strengths of others and eliminate their weaknesses. — Qing Wei Yuan

28. 讲论诗词，笑谈街市，学难似风里扬丝，一世常如此。关汉卿

28. Discussing poetry and verses, laughing over the market streets, learning is as difficult as threads flying in the wind, and it often remains this way throughout one's life. Guan Hanqing.

29. 天时不如地利，地利不如人和。——孟轲

29. It is better to have the advantages of the land than the timing, and better to have harmony among people than the advantages of the land. — Meng Ke

30. 君子之交淡若水,小人之交甘若醴君子淡以亲,小人甘以绝。 -(战国)庄子

30. The friendship of gentlemen is as pure as water, the friendship of the unprincipled is as sweet as wine. The gentlemen's purity leads to intimacy, while the unprincipled ones' sweetness leads to severance. -(Warring States period) Zhuangzi

31. 老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼。《孟子梁惠王下》

31. Respect the aged as you would respect your own parents; cherish the young as you would cherish your own children. — From the Book of Mencius, Chapter on King Hui of Liang.

32. 38老骥伏枥，志在千里。烈士暮年，壮心不已。曹操

32. "An old horse rests in the stall, but its heart is set on a thousand miles. A heroic man in his twilight years still has unyielding ambition." — Cao Cao

33. 天下事以难而废者十之一，以惰而废者十之九。——颜之推

33. Out of all the things in the world, one-tenth are abandoned due to difficulty, and nine-tenths due to laziness. — Yan Zhitui

34. 余将董道而不豫兮，固将重昏而终身。《屈原涉江》

34. I shall adhere to the path of righteousness without hesitation, and thus endure the darkness of life until the end. ("Qu Yuan's Crossing the River")

35. 9发愤忘食，乐以忘忧，不知老之将至云尔。——孔子

35. "To be so determined that one forgets to eat, to be so joyful that one forgets one's worries, and not to know that old age is approaching, such is the case." — Confucius

36. 偶然乘兴、步过东冈。正莺儿啼，燕儿舞，蝶儿忙。秦观

36. By chance, in high spirits, I walked over Donggang. It was the time when the orioles were crying, swallows were dancing, and butterflies were busy. Qian Guan.

37. 整顿世界，全要鼓舞天下人心，鼓舞人心，先要振作自家神气。明吕坤

37. To reform the world, one must first inspire the hearts of people across the land. To inspire, one must first rejuvenate one's own spirit. — From the writings of Ming Dynasty's Lu Kun.

38. 君子处其实，不处其华；治其内，不治其外。张居正

38. A gentleman deals with the substance, not with the appearance; he governs the inner self, not the outer form. — Zhang Juzheng

39. 126静如处女，动如脱兔。《孙子兵法九地》

39. 126 Quiet as a virgin, swift as a startled rabbit. "The Art of War: The Nine Stratagems"

40. 为学之道，莫先于穷理；穷理之要，必先于读书。朱熹

40. The way of learning is to seek understanding, and seeking understanding must start with reading. - Zhu Xi

41. 若要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。曹 学

41. If one's efforts are deep and persistent, an iron rod can be worn down to a needle. Cao Xue.

42. 103三军可夺帅也，匹夫不可夺志也。《论语》

42. The leader of an army can be changed, but a common man's will cannot be taken away. (From the Analects of Confucius)

43. 立志宜思真品格，读书须尽苦功夫——阮元

43. Aspire to have genuine character, and strive diligently in reading — Ruan Yuan

44. 其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从。论语子路

44. If one's own conduct is upright, others will follow without being ordered; if one's own conduct is not upright, even when ordered, others will not follow. — Confucius, Analects, Zu Lu

45. 劳于读书，逸于作文。——程端礼

45. Diligent in reading, carefree in writing essays. — Cheng Duandi

46. 苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之。——林则徐

46. As long as it is beneficial to the country, one should not shun or seek out祸福. — Lin Zexu

47. 1关关雎鸠，在河之洲，窈窕淑女，君子好逑。《诗经_国风_关雎》

47.1 The cooing of the wild geese, upon an isle in the river flows, the graceful and virtuous maiden, the nobleman seeks her as his spouse. (From the Book of Songs, Wind of States, Guan Ju)

48. 以乐景写哀，以哀景写乐，一倍增其哀乐。王夫之

48. To write sorrow in a cheerful scene, and joy in a sorrowful scene, doubles the sorrow and joy. - Wang Fuzhi

49. 23勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。惟贤惟德，能服于人。刘备

49. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not refrain from doing good because it is small. Only virtue and morality can win the respect of others. -- Liu Bei

50. 8知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。《论语》

50. To know what you know is true knowledge; to know what you don't know is also knowledge. This is the essence of wisdom. — From the Analects of Confucius

51. 知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。《论语为政》

51. To know what you know is true knowledge; to know that you do not know is also knowledge. — From the Analects, Chapter of Government.

52. 残花残酒片时清。一杯且买明朝事，送了斜阳月又生。范成大

52. The remnants of flowers and wine clear for a moment. A cup bought for tomorrow's matter, as the setting sun sends away the moon again. Fan Chengda.

53. 吾生也有涯而知也无涯，以有涯随无涯殆矣。——庄周

53. Life is finite, and knowledge is infinite; to pursue an infinite thing with a finite one is futile. — Zhuang Zhou

54. 128石可破也，而不可夺坚;丹可磨也，而不可夺赤。《吕氏春秋诚廉》

54. The 128 stones can be broken, but their hardness cannot be taken away; the cinnabar can be ground, but its redness cannot be taken away. ("Cheng Lian" from the "Lüshi Chunqiu")

55. 心不可不虚，虚则义理来居；心不可不实，实则物欲不入。《莱根谭》

55. The mind must be kept empty; when empty, righteousness and reason will dwell within it. The mind must be made solid; when solid, material desires will not enter. — From "Lai Gen Tan"

56. 若要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。——曹学

56. If one wants to master a skill deeply, they can grind an iron rod into a needle. - Cao Xue

57. 贫寒更须读书，富贵不忘稼穑。——王永彬

57. The poor need to read more, and the wealthy should not forget agriculture and farming. — Wang Yongbin

58. 君子之交淡若水，小人之交甘若醴;君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。——庄周

58. The friendship of gentlemen is as pure as water, while that of the common folk is as sweet as honey; gentlemen's simplicity leads to intimacy, while the common folk's sweetness leads to estrangement. — Zhuang Zhou

59. 方严是处人大病痛，圣贤处人，离一温厚不得。吕坤

59. Fang Yan is strict with people's illnesses and sufferings, while the sages treat people with warmth and kindness. — Lu Kun

60. 83坚志而勇为，谓之刚。刚，生人之德也。《练兵实纪刚复害》

60. To be firm in purpose and courageous in action is called 'stiffness'. Stiffness is a virtue inherent in human life. ("The True Record of Military Training: The Perils of Stiffness")

61. 39发奋识遍天下字，立志读尽人间书。——苏轼

61. With great effort, I strive to recognize every character in the world, and I am determined to read through all the books in human history. — Su Shi

62. 少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤。汉乐府古辞《长歌行》

62. If the young do not strive, in their old age they will only sorrow. This is from the ancient poem "Long Song" in the Han Lüfu.

63. 学必求其心得，业必贵其专精。——章学诚

63. One must seek to understand the subject matter from one's heart, and one must value the pursuit of expertise in one's field. — Zhang Xuecheng

64. 天时不如地利，地利不如人和。《孟子公孙丑》

64. It is better to have favorable geographical conditions than favorable timing, and better to have harmonious people than favorable geographical conditions. — From "Mencius: The Controversy Between Mencius and Sun Ziyu"

65. 凡读无益之书，皆是玩物丧志。——王豫

65. Reading books that are of no benefit is the same as indulging in trivialities and losing one's ambition. — Wang Yu

66. 锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。《荀子劝学》

66. If one carves and then gives up, even decayed wood will not be broken; if one carves without giving up, even gold and jade can be carved. (From Xunzi's "Exhortation to Study")

67. 物以类聚，人以群分。——易经

67. Like attracts like, and people gather according to their kind. — I Ching

68. 轻财足以聚人，律己足以服人，量宽足以得人，身先足以率人。 宋林逋

68. Riches are sufficient to gather people, self-discipline is sufficient to win people's respect, generosity is sufficient to win people's trust, and leading by example is sufficient to lead people. -- Song Lin Bu

69. 43书富如入海，百货皆有。人之精力，不能兼收尽取，但得春所欲求者尔。故愿学者每次作一意求之。——苏轼

69. Books are as vast as the sea, containing all sorts of things. One's energy cannot encompass and collect them all, but only what one desires to seek in spring. Therefore, I wish that scholars pursue their studies with a single intention each time. — Su Shi

70. 将欲歙之，必固张之；将欲弱之，必固强之；将欲废之，必固兴之；将欲夺之，必固与之：是谓微明。老子

70. If you wish to contract it, you must first expand it; if you wish to weaken it, you must first strengthen it; if you wish to discard it, you must first promote it; if you wish to seize it, you must first give it: This is called subtle insight. — Laozi

71. 玉不琢，不成器；人不学，不知道。《礼记学记》

71. Jade not carved does not become a utensil; a person not learning does not gain knowledge. -- From the Book of Rites, Chapter on Learning

72. 默而识之，学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉。——孔子

72. To understand without speaking, to learn without getting tired, and to teach without getting weary—what does that imply for me? —Confucius

73. 目不容一尘，齿不容一芥，非我固有也。如何灵台内许多荆榛，却自容得？吕坤

73. Not a speck of dust can enter my eyes, nor can a tiny weed be allowed in my teeth; none of them are inherently mine. How can there be so many thorny brambles within my spiritual sanctuary, yet I tolerate them? -- Lu Kun

74. 29举一而反三，闻一而知十，及学者用功之深，穷理之熟，然后能融会贯通，以至于此。——朱熹

74. To illustrate one and understand ten, to hear one and know ten, this is only possible when scholars have deeply studied and thoroughly understood the principles. Only then can they integrate and master the knowledge, reaching this level. — Zhu Xi

75. 苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之。林则徐《赴戎登程口占示家人》

75. If it is for the benefit of the country, one should face life and death, why would one avoid or seek out祸福? — From Lin Zexu's "A Poem on Departing for the Front, Written in the Manner of an Oral Poem to His Family"

76. 外物之味，久则可厌;读书之味，愈久愈深。——程颢

76. The taste of external things becomes weary over time; the taste of reading deepens with each passing day. — Cheng Hao

77. 志不强者智不达，言不信者行不果。——墨翟

77. A person of strong will is wise, and a person of truthful speech is decisive in action. — Mozi (Mencius)

78. 17读书有三到，谓心到，眼到，口到。——朱熹

78. There are three key aspects to reading, namely, the heart, the eyes, and the mouth. — Zhu Xi

79. 不愤不启不悱不发——孔子

79. "If a person is not indignant, do not open his mind; if he is not distressed, do not stir his emotions." — Confucius