在纷繁复杂的世界中，我们渴望找到一方宁静之地，让心灵得以栖息。于是，我们开始养气、养神、养性，以期在喧嚣中寻得一份宁静，让生命之花在岁月的滋养下绽放。

Amidst the complex and chaotic world, we yearn for a place of tranquility where our souls can rest. Therefore, we begin to cultivate our qi, our spirit, and our character, in the hope of finding a moment of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle, allowing the flower of life to bloom under the nourishment of the years.

1. 人生痛苦的根源，是我们需要的不多，而想要的太多。

1. The root of life's pain lies in the fact that we don't need much, but we want too much.

2. 一辈子忙忙碌碌，辗转折腾，不过是欲望的奴隶，物质的囚徒。

2. A lifetime of busy-ness and turmoil is nothing but being a slave to desires and a prisoner of materialism.

3. 学会给生活做减法，卸去生命的负担，轻装前行，从容处世，活出想要的美好。

3. Learn to subtract from life, lighten the burden of life, move forward lightly, handle things with composure, and live out the beautiful life you desire.

4. 麻雀叽叽喳喳，吵吵嚷嚷，蹦哒不了多远。而雄鹰默默无言，振翅高飞，在天空留下靓丽的身影。

4. Sparrows chirp and chatter, noisy and restless, unable to fly far. Meanwhile, the eagle soars silently, leaving a resplendent figure in the sky.

5. 古话说：“水深而流缓，人贵而语迟。”

5. As an old saying goes: "The water is deep and flows slowly; a person of value speaks slowly."

6. 真正成熟、贵重的人，说话很少，却胸中有丘壑，举止有风度。

6. Truly mature and valuable individuals speak little, yet they possess profound insights in their hearts, and their demeanor exudes elegance.

7. 作家王蒙讲了一个雄辩病人的故事。

7. Writer Wang Meng told a story about a persuasive patient.

8. 因为病人到医院就诊。医生说：“请坐。”他答：“为什么非得坐呢，难道你要剥夺我站着的权利吗？”

8. Because the patient came to the hospital for a consultation. The doctor said, "Please sit down." He replied, "Why must I sit? Are you trying to take away my right to stand?"

9. 医生递给他一杯水，说：“请喝水吧。”

9. The doctor handed him a glass of water and said, "Please drink some water."

10. 他答：“不是所有的水都能喝。假如你在水中搀入氰化钾，就绝对不能喝。”

10. He replied, "Not all water is drinkable. If you add potassium cyanide to the water, it is absolutely not drinkable."

11. 医生说：“我这里并没有放毒药嘛。你放心！”

11. The doctor said, "I haven't put any poison here. You can rest assured!"

12. 他答：“谁说你放了毒药？难道我诬陷你放了毒药？难道检察院的起诉书上说你放了毒药？我没说你放毒药，而你说我放了毒药，你这才是放了比毒药更毒的毒药！”

12. He replied, "Who says you released poison? Do I accuse you of releasing poison? Is it the prosecution's complaint that you released poison? I didn't say you released poison, but you say I did, and that's when you've released something even more toxic than poison!"

13. 医生无可奈何，换了一个话题说：“今天天气不错。”

13. The doctor helplessly changed the topic and said, "The weather is nice today."

14. 病人说：“纯粹是胡说八道！你这里天气不错吗？即使是天气不错，并不等于全世界的天气不错，比如北极就在刮寒风，漫漫长夜，冰山正在撞击……”

14. The patient said, "Pure nonsense! Is the weather nice here? Even if the weather is nice, it doesn't mean that the weather is good all over the world, for instance, the Arctic is blowing cold winds, endless nights, and icebergs are colliding with each other..."

15. 和这样的人多费唇舌，除了让人心烦，毫无益处。

15. Arguing with such a person is futile; it only causes distress and brings no benefit.

16. 管住自己的嘴，少说话，就如苍天在上，静穆无言，而四季轮转，万物滋生。

16. Keep your mouth shut and speak less, just like the vast sky above, silent and solemn. As the four seasons change, all things thrive.

17. 寡言，滋养心中的浩然之气，才能提升自己的格局。

17. Speak sparingly to nourish the great, upright energy within your heart, which is essential for elevating your own caliber.

18. 曾仕强教授说：“我们所有的疾病，都是因为紧张。”

Professor Zeng Shizhong said, "All our diseases are due to tension."

19. 心情紧张，思虑横生，生命惴惴不安，各种疾病就会趁虚而入，威胁自己的身体健康。

19. Feeling anxious and overthinking, life becomes restless, and various diseases will take advantage of the opportunity to intrude, threatening one's physical health.

20. 清空内心的闲思杂虑，涤除烦恼，才能颐养心神，安定自己的心灵。

20. Clear the idle thoughts from your mind, eliminate worries, and only then can you nurture your inner spirit and stabilize your own soul.

21. 一位读书人十年寒窗，屡试不中，心情失落到极点。一次，又逢大考，他叹息于前面屡次失利，又担心此次再度失败，不禁坐卧不宁，茶饭俱废。

21. A scholar had spent ten years studying diligently, but failed in his examinations repeatedly, which brought him down to the lowest point of despair. Once again, facing a major exam, he sighed at his previous failures and worried that he might fail again this time, which caused him to be restless, unable to sit or lie down, and even neglecting his meals and tea.

22. 他去拜访一位禅师，希望解除心中郁结。

22. He went to visit a Zen master in hopes of relieving the knots in his heart.

23. 禅师说：“虚极静笃，杂事不扰。”

The master said, "Extreme emptiness leads to profound tranquility; mundane affairs do not disturb."

24. 读书人不解，禅师继续开悟：“人心很小，你装满了杂思杂念，又怎能灯下闲读。”

24. The scholar was puzzled, so the Zen master continued to enlighten him: "The human heart is small, if you fill it with杂 thoughts and delusions, how can you leisurely read under the lamp?"

25. 人生如此，若我们一会担心这，一会恐惧那，始终思前想后，精神飘忽，怎能健康持久。

25. Life is like this. If we worry about this and fear that, always thinking ahead and being distracted, how can we maintain good health and longevity?

26. 晚清曾国藩，被称为中国最后半个圣人。

26. Zeng Guofan of the late Qing Dynasty, known as the last half-sage of China.

27. 他成为“半圣”，主要得益于他日有精进的修身之道。

27. He became a "half-sage" mainly due to his daily advancement in the path of self-cultivation.

28. 年轻时，曾国藩血气方刚，常常被心中泛起的杂念纠缠，朝三暮四，心无定性。

28. In his youth, Zeng Guofan was full of vitality and often troubled by various thoughts swirling in his heart, shifting from one thing to another, with no fixed determination.

29. 他给自己取号“涤生”，即立志涤除私心杂念，一心一意学圣人书，以期重获新生。

29. He took the name "Di Sheng," which means to strive for the purification of his personal desires and杂念, to study the books of the sages with single-hearted dedication, in the hope of achieving a rebirth.

30. 日积月累之下，他最终战胜自己，品行日趋明亮，人格逐渐完美，成为立德，立功，立言三不朽的圣贤。

30. Through the accumulation of daily efforts, he eventually overcame himself, and his character grew increasingly bright, achieving gradual perfection in his personality. He became a sage who could establish virtue, establish achievements, and establish words that would last forever.

31. 去除私心杂念，疏解内心情绪，解除精神内耗，自然心灵安定，神清气爽，活得轻松自在。

31. Free yourself from personal desires and biases, alleviate inner emotions, and relieve mental exhaustion. In this way, your mind will naturally become tranquil, your spirit will be clear and refreshed, and you will live a carefree and relaxed life.

32. 孟子说：“养生莫善于寡欲。”

32. Mencius said, "The best way to maintain one's health is to have few desires."

33. 欲望太多，人就会被欲望裹挟，迷失自己，最后误入歧途，万劫不复。

33. With too many desires, one can be overwhelmed by them, lose oneself, and ultimately end up on the wrong path, from which there is no return.

34. 叔本华说：“人就是一团欲望。当欲望得到满足的时候，就会陷入空虚。当欲望无法满足的时候，就会痛苦。”

34. Schopenhauer said, "Man is a bundle of desires. When desires are satisfied, one falls into emptiness. When desires cannot be satisfied, one experiences pain."

35. 只有减少自己的欲望，物质极简，随遇而安，才能让心灵得到丰富的安静，让灵魂得到自在和安宁。

35. Only by reducing one's desires, practicing material minimalism, and embracing contentment with what comes naturally can the mind attain a rich tranquility, and the soul can find ease and peace.

36. 《一千零一夜》有这么一个故事。

36. There is a story in "One Thousand and One Nights" like this.

37. 渔夫到海边捕到一条金鱼。金鱼求渔夫放了它，作为回报，它愿意满足渔夫的任何愿望。

37. The fisherman caught a goldfish by the seaside. The goldfish asked the fisherman to release it, and in return, it was willing to fulfill the fisherman's any wish.

38. 渔夫没什么想要的，就这么把金鱼放回大海。

38. The fisherman had nothing more he desired, so he simply released the goldfish back into the sea.

39. 回家后，他把这事跟老太太说出。老太太埋怨他说：“家里的木盆都这么破了，你就不能要一只木盆吗？”

39. After returning home, he told the old lady about it. The old lady scolded him, saying, "All the wooden basins at home are so broken; can't you just get one?"

40. 渔夫来到海边，和金鱼要了一只木盆。

40. The fisherman came to the seaside and asked the goldfish for a wooden basin.

41. 老太太见事情如此神奇，就怂恿着渔夫去要财宝，要房子。金鱼全都一一满足。

41. The old lady, seeing how神奇 the matter was, encouraged the fisherman to demand treasure and a house. The goldfish granted all these wishes one by one.

42. 最后，老太太要当皇后。被满足后，她又想做天神，统治陆地和无边无际的海域，包括小金鱼。

42. Finally, the old lady wants to be the queen. After being satisfied, she wants to become a deity, ruling over the land and the boundless seas, including the little goldfish.

43. 小金鱼无奈，面对渔夫的这个要求时，它叹息一声，游向大海深处。

43. The little goldfish, feeling helpless in the face of the fisherman's demand, sighed and swam towards the depths of the sea.

44. 而老太太和渔夫的生活，又回到原初一穷二白的样子。

44. And the old woman and the fisherman's life has returned to the original state of poverty and nothingness.

45. 俗话说：“人心不足蛇吞象。”

45. As the saying goes, "The desires of the human heart are insatiable, like a snake swallowing an elephant."

46. 只有懂得收敛自己的欲望，以朴素的思想，过知足的日子，才能让快乐充盈心间，幸福常伴自己。

46. Only by understanding how to temper one's desires, live a simple life with modest thoughts, can one fill their heart with joy and have happiness accompany them constantly.

47. 一个人真正的成熟，是涤除生命中不必要的东西，过上物质极简，而精神极富的生活。

47. True maturity for a person is to purge the unnecessary things from life, leading a material minimalist but spiritually abundant existence.

48. 寡言养气，与其滔滔不绝，不如沉默处世。守住口，就守住了人生的福气。

48. Less talk, more self-cultivation; it is better to be silent than to speak endlessly. By keeping one's mouth shut, one can preserve the blessings of life.

49. 寡虑养神，不要胡思乱想，不要杂念丛生。不多想，就减少了生命的内耗。

49. Cultivate inner peace by not indulging in wandering thoughts or allowing a multitude of杂 thoughts to arise. By thinking less, you reduce the internal consumption of life.

50. 寡欲养性，管理自己的欲望，删繁就简，洗尽铅华，找回生活朴素的样子。

50. Cultivate frugality and manage one's desires, eliminate complexity and return to simplicity, wash away the artificial trappings, and rediscover the plainness of life.

51. 守好一个寡字，人生将别是一番风景。

51. Guard the character '寡', and life will present an entirely different scenery.

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53. 凡夫迷失于当下,后悔于过去圣人觉悟于当下,解脱于未来。

53. Ordinary people lose themselves in the present, regretting the past; sages are enlightened in the present, and are freed from the future.

54. 学一分退让，讨一分便宜。增一分享受，减一分福泽。

54. Learn to make a concession and gain some advantage. Increase one share of enjoyment and reduce one share of blessings.

55. 诸恶莫做，众善奉行，莫以善小而不为，莫以恶小而为之。

55. Do not do any evil, and do many good deeds. Do not neglect to do good because it is small, and do not do evil because it is small.

56. 存平等心，行方便事，则天下无事。怀慈悲心，做慈悲事，则心中太平。

56. With an equal mind and doing convenient things, there will be no trouble in the world. With a compassionate heart and doing compassionate deeds, there will be peace within the heart.

57. 诽谤别人，就象含血喷人，先污染了自己的嘴巴。

57. To slander others is like spitting venom, which first contaminates one's own mouth.