1. 有则改之，无则加勉。

1. If there is something to be corrected, correct it; if not, strive to improve.

2. 一种传统的习惯每每是越没有存在的理由，反而越不容易去掉它。马克吐温《汤姆索亚历险记》

2. A traditional custom often becomes more difficult to eliminate the less reason there is for its existence. From Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

3. 别因为落了一根牛毛，就把一锅奶油倒掉；别因为犯了一点错误，就把一生事业扔掉（蒙古族）。

3. Don't throw away a pot of cream just because you dropped a hair from a cow; don't abandon a lifetime's career just because of a single mistake (Mongolian).

4. 这会使你沮丧和自卑。但你一定要正视它，不要躲避，要一点点地加以改正。 战胜自己比征服他人还要艰巨和有意义。——现代余光中

4. This will make you frustrated and inferior. But you must face it, do not avoid it, and gradually correct it. Conquering oneself is more arduous and meaningful than conquering others. - Modern Yu Guangzhong

5. 周处年轻时，为人蛮横强悍，任侠使气，是当地一大祸害。义兴的河中有条蛟龙，山上有只白额虎，一起祸害百姓。义兴的百姓称他们是三大祸害，三害当中周处最为厉害。

5. Zhou Chu was a young man known for his fierce and domineering personality, indulging in chivalrous antics, and he became a great scourge in the local area. There was a dragon in the river of Yi Xing, and a white-crested tiger on the mountains, both of which caused trouble for the people. The people of Yi Xing referred to them as the three great scourges, with Zhou Chu being the most formidable among the three.

6. 人们想的和做的对他们来说都是理所当然的，只有时间才能慢慢使人改变，而任何合乎理智的论据都不能使人改变对他显然有害的一下习惯。高尔基《与世隔绝》

6. People take for granted what they think and do; only time can gradually change a person, and no rational argument can make a person change a habit that is obviously harmful to them. Gorky, "Isolation from the World"

7. 毫无的缺点的人显然是不存在的，因为他无法在这个世界上找到一个朋友，他似乎属于完全不同的物种。——赫兹里特

7. A person without any flaws is obviously non-existent, for he cannot find a friend in this world, and he seems to belong to a completely different species. - Hazlitt

8. 明朝年间，山东济阳人董笃行在京城做官。一天，他接到家信，说家里盖房为地基而与邻居发生争吵，希望他能借权望来出面解决此事。董笃行看后马上修书一封，道：“千里捎书只为墙，不禁使我笑断肠；你仁我义结近邻，让出两尺又何妨。”家人读后，觉得董笃行有道理，便主动在建房时让出几尺。而邻居见董家如此，也有所感悟，同样效法。结果两家共让出八尺宽的地方，房子盖成后，就有了一条胡同，世称“仁义胡同”。

8. During the Ming Dynasty, Dong Duxing, a native of Jiyang, Shandong, served as an official in the capital city. One day, he received a letter from his family, informing him that they had had a dispute with their neighbor over the foundation for a new house. They hoped he could use his influence to resolve the matter. After reading the letter, Dong Duxing immediately wrote back, "I sent a letter a thousand miles just for the wall, which made me laugh until my heart ached; if you show kindness and I show righteousness, it's not a big deal to give up two feet." After reading the letter, his family felt that Dong Duxing was right and willingly gave up several feet of land for the construction. Seeing this, the neighbor also gained some insight and followed suit. As a result, the two families together gave up eight feet of space, and after the house was built, a lane was formed, which was later known as the "Rényi Lane" (Lane of Benevolence and Righteousness).

9. 我们必须敢于正视，然后才望敢想、敢说、敢做、敢当。——鲁迅

9. We must dare to face the truth before we can dare to think, speak, act, and take responsibility. — Lu Xun

10. 随和可能伴随着自卑，好胜可能伴随着骄傲，谦虚可能伴随着平庸，坚定可能伴随着武断。

10. Easygoing may be accompanied by inferiority complexes, competitiveness may be accompanied by pride, modesty may be accompanied by mediocrity, and steadfastness may be accompanied by dogmatism.

11. 于是便到吴郡去找陆机和陆云两位有修养的名人。当时陆机不在，只见到了陆云，他就把全部情况告诉了陆云，并说：“自己想要改正错误，可是岁月已经荒废了，怕终于没有什么成就。”陆云说：“古人珍视道义，认为‘哪怕是早晨明白了道理，晚上就死去也甘心’，况且你的前途还是有希望的。再说人就怕立不下志向，只要能立志，又何必担忧好名声不能传扬呢？”周处听后就改过自新，终于成为一名忠臣。

11. Then, he went to Wu County to seek out the two cultivated celebrities, Lu Ji and Lu Yun. At that time, Lu Ji was not there, so he only met Lu Yun and told him the whole situation. He said, "I want to correct my mistakes, but the years have been wasted, and I'm afraid I will finally achieve nothing." Lu Yun replied, "The ancients valued morality and thought that 'even if one understands the truth in the morning and dies at night, it would be willing,' not to mention that there is still hope for your future. Besides, what humans fear most is not being able to set their ambitions. As long as one can set one's resolve, why should one worry about good reputation not spreading?" After hearing this, Zhou Chu turned over a new leaf and finally became a loyal minister.

12. 习惯正一天天地把我们的生活变成某种定型的化石，我们的心灵正在失去自由，成为平静而没有激情的时间之流的奴隶。托尔斯泰《家庭的幸福》

12. Habit is gradually turning our lives into some kind of fossilized pattern, and our souls are losing their freedom, becoming slaves to the tranquil and passionless flow of time. (From Tolstoy's "The Happiness of the Family")

13. 美玉微瑕，未为至宝。

13. A jade with a slight flaw is not the ultimate treasure.

14. 有人劝说周处去杀死猛虎和蛟龙，实际上是希望三个祸害相互拼杀后只剩下一个。周处立即杀死了老虎，又下河斩杀蛟龙。蛟龙在水里有时浮起有时沉没，漂游了几十里远，周处始终同蛟龙一起搏斗。经过了三天三夜，当地的百姓们都认为周处已经死了，轮流着对此表示庆贺。

14. Some people persuaded Zhou Chu to kill the fierce tiger and the dragon, actually hoping that after the three calamities fought among themselves, only one would remain. Zhou Chu immediately killed the tiger and then went down the river to slay the dragon. The dragon sometimes floated on the water and sometimes sank, drifting for tens of miles. Zhou Chu fought with the dragon all the way. After three days and three nights, the local people believed that Zhou Chu had died and took turns celebrating it.

15. 最大的羞愧和苦恼，就是当你不能很好地捍卫你所喜爱并为之而生存的一切的时候。--高尔基《老板》

15. The greatest shame and distress is when you cannot defend well what you love and for which you live. -- Maxim Gorky, "The Boss"

16. 不贵于无过，而贵于能改过。王守仁《教条示龙场诸生》

16. It is not more valuable than being without faults, but it is more valuable for one to be able to correct one's faults. From Wang Shouren's "Instructions to the Students at Longchang"

17. 一个人必须把他的全部力量用于努力改善自身，而不能把他的力量浪费在任何别的事情上。《托尔斯泰传》

17. A person must put all his energy into striving to improve himself and not waste his strength on any other matter. -- From the Biography of Tolstoy

18. 毫无的缺点的人显然是不存在的，因为他无法在这个世界上找到一个朋友，他似乎属于完全不同的物种（赫兹里特）

18. A person without any flaws is clearly non-existent, for he cannot find a friend in this world, and he seems to belong to a completely different species (Hencelet).

19. 人要学会走路，也得学会 摔跤 ，而且只有经过摔跤才能不会走路。德国

19. People must learn to walk and must also learn to fall, and only by falling can one avoid walking. Germany

20. 什么叫做失败，失败是到达较佳境地的第一步。菲里普斯

20. What is failure? Failure is the first step to reaching a better state. - Phelps

21. 不贵于无过，而贵于能改过。

21. It is not as valuable as being free from faults, but it is valuable in being able to correct one's faults.

22. 错误是不可避免的，但是不要重复错误。《周恩来选集》

22. Errors are inevitable, but do not repeat the same errors. "Selected Works of Zhou Enlai"

23. 习惯虽然可以是一个使人失去羞耻的魔鬼，但是它也可以做一个天使。(莎士比亚《哈姆莱特》)

23. Habit, though it may be a devil that robs a man of his shame, can also be an angel. (Shakespeare, Hamlet)

24. 有过必悛，有不善必惧。

24. One must repent after having committed a sin, and must fear anything that is not good.

25. 改过不吝，从善如流。

25. Be liberal in making amends and quick to improve.

26. 我能坚持我的不完美，它是我生命的本质（法朗士）

26. I can hold onto my imperfections, for they are the essence of my life (François).

27. 过而不改，是谓过矣。

27. To pass by without making amends is to truly be guilty.

28. 当他失败时，这种弱点将会缓解他的沉痛之情（拉布吕耳尔）

28. When he fails, this weakness will alleviate the pain of his disappointment (La Bruyère)

29. 我们看到一种风俗只要起了头，就能继续流行。因为它的基本精神是那种巨大的力量--信念;由于穷年累月的惯例和长期的风俗习惯，信念达到了顶点，能够产生惊人的效果。--马克吐温《赤道环游记》

29. We have seen that a custom, once started, can continue to be popular. Because its fundamental spirit is that great power -- belief; due to the long-standing conventions and long-term customs, belief reaches its peak and can produce astonishing effects. -- Mark Twain, "Innocents Abroad"

30. 没有十全十美，也没有人不可或缺，每个人都有这种或那种弱点。当他失败时，这种弱点将会缓解他的沉痛之情。——拉布吕耳尔

30. Nothing is perfect, and no one is indispensable; everyone has their own weaknesses. When he fails, these weaknesses will alleviate his sorrow. - La Bruyère

31. 前车覆， 后车戒

31. A lesson from the fall of the preceding car should serve as a caution to the following one.

32. 不贵于无过，而贵于能改过，犯错误不要紧，关键知道如何去改正，

32. It is not as valuable as not making mistakes, but it is valuable for being able to correct them. Making mistakes is not a problem, the key is to know how to make corrections.

33. 你必须有正视缺点的勇气，才会有享受优点的福气。——美国杰克·坎菲尔

33. You must have the courage to face your flaws, only then will you be blessed with the joy of your virtues. — Jack Canfield, United States

34. 忘了自己的缺点，就产生骄傲自满。——希腊哲学家德谟克利特

34. Forgetting one's own shortcomings leads to pride and complacency. — Greek philosopher Democritus

35. 任何人都要犯错误，人从降生的那一天起，便不断的犯错误，只有在不断的错误，不断的碰钉子的过程中，才能逐渐懂得事情。刘少奇

35. Everyone makes mistakes; from the day of their birth, people keep making mistakes. Only through a continuous process of making mistakes and encountering setbacks can one gradually learn about things. -- Liu Shaoqi

36. 求关于改正过错的名言和事例

37. 改过迁善从不嫌迟。（托尔斯泰《安娜·卡列尼娜》）

36. Famous sayings and examples about seeking to correct one's mistakes 37. It is never too late to change one's ways for the better. (Leo Tolstoy, "Anna Karenina")

38. 清越而瑕不自掩，洁白而物莫能污（唐·刘禹锡）

38. Clear and bright, yet its flaws do not hide themselves; pure and white, yet nothing can stain it (Tang Dynasty, Liu Yuxi)

39. 告诫要改正错误的经典 名言

39. Classic sayings that caution to correct mistakes

40. 所有的科学都是错误先真理而生，错误在先比错误在后好。沃尔波斯

40. All science is born before truth, and error that comes first is better than error that comes later. Wolpoff.

41. 人们想的和做的对他们来说都是理所当然的，只有时间才能慢慢使人改变，而任何合乎理智的论据都不能使人改变对他显然有害的一下习惯。--高尔基《与世隔绝》

41. People take for granted what they think and do; only time can gradually change a person, and no rational argument can change a habit that is obviously harmful to them. -- Maxim Gorky, "Isolation from the World"