1. 滴自己的汗，吃自己的饭，自己的事自己干，靠人，靠天，靠祖上，不算是英雄好汉。

1. Toil with one's own sweat, eat with one's own hands, do one's own things independently; relying on others, on the heavens, or on one's ancestors does not make one a hero or a man of valor.

2. 一举一动、一言一行，都要修养到不愧为人师表的地步。

2. In every action and every word, one should cultivate oneself to the point where they are worthy to be a role model for others.

3. 集体生活是儿童之自我向社会化道路发展的重要推动力；为儿童心理正常发展的必需。一个不能获得这种正常发展的儿童，可能终其身只是一个悲剧。

3. Collective life is an important driving force for children to develop on the path to socialization; it is essential for the normal psychological development of children. A child who cannot achieve this normal development may end up being a tragedy throughout their life.

4. 我们要活的书，不要死的书；要真的书，不要假的书；要动的书，不要静的书；要用的书，不要读的书。总起来说，我们要以生活为中心的教学做指导，不要以文字为中心的教科书。

4. We seek living books, not dead ones; genuine books, not false ones; active books, not static ones; books for use, not for mere reading. In summary, we advocate for teaching and guidance centered around life, rather than textbooks centered around texts.

5. 民主教育是教人做主人，做自己的主人，做国家的主人，做世界的主人，民主教育是人民的教育，人民办的教育，为人民自己幸福而办的教育。

5. Democratic education is about teaching people to be masters of themselves, masters of their own country, masters of the world. Democratic education is the education of the people, the education provided by the people, and the education provided for the happiness of the people themselves.

6. 我们从事乡村教育的同志，要把我们整个的心献给我们三万万四千万的农民。

6. Comrades engaged in rural education, we should dedicate our entire hearts to our 340 million farmers.

7. 让学生走上创造之路，手脑并用，劳力上劳心，

7. Let students embark on the path of creativity, using both their hands and minds, combining physical labor with mental effort.

8. 如果天天卖旧货，索然无味，要想教师生活不感觉到疲倦是很困难了。所以我们做教师的人，必须天天学习，天天进行再教育，才能有教学之乐而无教学之苦。

8. If one sells old goods every day, it would become monotonous, and it would be very difficult to feel the joy of being a teacher without feeling tired. Therefore, as teachers, we must study and undergo re-education every day, so that we can experience the joy of teaching without the bitterness.

9. 要想学生好学，必须先生好学。惟有学而不厌的先生才能教出学而不厌的学生。

9. To make students eager to learn, the teacher must first be eager to learn. Only a teacher who never tires of learning can educate students who never tire of learning.

10. 我希望大家把儿童健康当作幼稚园里面第一重要的事情，幼稚园教师应当做健康之神。

10. I hope everyone regards children's health as the most important matter in kindergartens, and kindergarten teachers should be the guardians of health.

11. 行动生困难，困难生疑问，疑问生假设，假设生试验，试验生断语，断语又生了行动，如此演进于无穷。

11. Action leads to difficulties, difficulties breed doubts, doubts give rise to hypotheses, hypotheses lead to experiments, experiments produce conclusions, and conclusions again spawn action, thus evolving endlessly.

12. 教员的天职是变化，自化化人，虽然不容易学孙悟空的七十二变，但是至少要看重变化。

12. The primary duty of a teacher is change, to transform oneself and transform others. Although it is not easy to master the 72 transformations of Sun Wukong, at least one should value change.

13. 道德是做人的根本。根本一坏，纵然你有一些学问的本领，也无甚用处。并且，没有道德的人，学问和本领愈大，就能为非作恶愈大。

13. Morality is the foundation of being a human being. If the foundation is flawed, even if you possess some scholarly abilities, they are of little use. Moreover, for those without morality, the greater their knowledge and abilities, the more they can engage in evil deeds.

14. 好教育应当给学生一种技能，便他可以贡献社会。换言之，好教育是养成学生技能的教育，使学生可以独立生活。

14. Good education should provide students with a skill that enables them to contribute to society. In other words, good education is the education that cultivates students' skills, allowing them to live independently.

15. 我们必定要努力把年富力强的人民赶紧的培植起，使他们个个读书明理。并愿为国鞠躬尽瘁。

15. We must strive diligently to cultivate the young and vigorous people as quickly as possible, so that each of them can be educated to understand principles. And we are willing to dedicate ourselves wholeheartedly to the country.

16. 在教师手里操着幼年人的命运，便操着民族和人类的命运。

16. In the hands of teachers, controlling the destiny of the young is equivalent to controlling the destiny of the nation and of humanity.

17. 捧着一颗心来，不带半根草去。你们抱着这种精神去教导小朋友，总是不会错的。

17. With a heart full of dedication, I come without taking a single blade of grass away. With this spirit, you will never go wrong in teaching the little children.

18. 我们要教人，不但要教人知其然，而且要教人知其所以然。

18. We should teach people not only to know what something is, but also to understand why it is so.

19. 人类社会处处是创造之地，天天是创造之时，人人是创造之人。

19. Human society is a place of creation everywhere, a time of creation every day, and everyone is a creator.

20. 我们深信如果全国教师对于儿童教育都有鞠躬尽瘁死而后已的决心，必能为我们民族创造一个伟大的新生命。

20. We firmly believe that if all teachers in our nation are determined to dedicate themselves to the education of children to their utmost, we will surely create a great new life for our nation.

21. 人能习于勤，亦能习于惰。人之有惰念，不难芟除之；所可惧者，既由惰而因循，复由因循而长惰。

21. People can become accustomed to diligence, and they can also become accustomed to laziness. It is not difficult to eliminate the thought of laziness in people; what is to be feared is that once people become lazy due to inaction, they may continue to indulge in laziness because of their inaction.

22. 大凡小学教员，没有改造社会的精神，便是很枯燥无味的。

22. It goes without saying that a primary school teacher without the spirit of social reform is rather dull and uninteresting.

23. 我们要常常念着农民的痛苦，常常念着他们所想得的幸福，我们必须有一个农民甘苦化的心才配为农民服务，才配担负改造乡村生活的新使命。

23. We must often remember the sufferings of the farmers, often remember the happiness they seek, and we must cultivate a heart that understands both the joys and sorrows of farmers in order to truly serve them, and be qualified to take on the new mission of transforming rural life.

24. 幼儿比如幼苗，必须培养得宜，方能发芽滋。

24. Young children, like seedlings, must be nurtured properly in order to sprout and thrive.

25. 每天要四问：一问我的身体有没有进步？二问我的学问有没有进步？三问我的工作有没有进步？四问我的道德有没有进步？

25. Every day, I must ask myself four questions: First, has my body made progress? Second, has my knowledge improved? Third, has my work advanced? Fourth, has my morality improved?

26. 行是知之始，知是行之成。

26. Action is the beginning of knowledge, and knowledge is the completion of action.

27. 智仁勇三者是中国重要的精神遗产，过去它被认为‘天下之达德’，今天依然不失为个人完满发展之重要指标。

27. Wisdom, benevolence, and courage are important spiritual heritage of China. In the past, they were considered as the 'universal virtues of the world,' and today, they still remain as important indicators for the full development of an individual.

28. 想自立，想进步，就须胆量放大，将试验精神，向那未发明的新理贯射过去；不怕辛苦，不怕疲倦，不怕障碍，不怕失败，一心要把那教育的奥妙新理，一个个的发现出来。

28. If one wants to be self-reliant and make progress, one must have the courage to expand, to project the spirit of experimentation onto the unexplored new theories; one must not fear hardship, exhaustion, obstacles, or failure, but must wholeheartedly strive to discover one by one the mysteries and new principles of education.

29. 我们的新使命，是要征集一百万个同志，创设一百万所学校，改造一百万个乡村。

29. Our new mission is to gather one million comrades, establish one million schools, and transform one million villages.

30. 教师的职务，是'千教万教，教人求真'。学生的职务，是'千学万学，学做真人'。

30. The role of a teacher is to 'teach in a myriad of ways, to guide people towards seeking truth.' The role of a student is to 'learn in myriad ways, to learn to become a true person.'

31. 有发明之力者虽旧必新，无发明之力者虽新必旧。

31. He who possesses the power of invention will make the old new, while he who lacks it will make the new old.

32. 手和脑在一块儿干，是创造教育的开始；手脑双全，是创造教育的目的。

32. Working with both hands and the mind together marks the beginning of creative education; the aim of creative education is to be proficient in both hands and mind.

33. 富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，美人不能动。

33. Wealth and status cannot corrupt, poverty and lowliness cannot move, might and power cannot bend, and beauty cannot sway.

34. 学校是为社会设立的。学校没有改造社会的能力，简直可以关门。

34. Schools are established for the society. Schools do not have the ability to transform society, and it is almost as if they should shut down.

35. 行动是老子，知识是儿子，创造是孙子。

35. Action is the father, knowledge is the son, and creation is the grandson.

36. 教育不能创造什么，但它能启发儿童创造力以从事于创造工作。

36. Education cannot create anything, but it can inspire children's creativity to engage in creative work.

37. 创造始于问题，有了问题才会思考，有了思考，才有解决问题的方法，才有找到独立思路的可能。

37. Creation begins with a problem, and with a problem comes the need for thought. With thought, there are methods to solve the problem, and there is the possibility of finding an independent line of thought.

38. 培养教育人和种花木一样，首先要认识花木的特点，区别不同情况给以施肥、浇水和培养教育，这叫因材施教。

38. Cultivating people in education is like nurturing flowers and trees. First, one must understand the characteristics of the flowers and trees, differentiate between different situations, and provide fertilization, watering, and cultivation accordingly. This is known as "teaching according to the student's ability."

39. 靠人，靠天，靠祖上，不算是好汉！

39. Relying on people, relying on heaven, or relying on one's ancestors does not make one a hero!

40. 让学生走上创造之路，手脑并用，劳力上劳心，这需要六大解放：一解放眼睛，二解放双手，三解放头脑，四解放嘴，王解放空间，六解放时间。

40. To guide students on the path of creativity, where they use both hands and minds, laboring with both body and mind, this requires six liberations: one, liberate the eyes; two, liberate the hands; three, liberate the mind; four, liberate the mouth; five, liberate space; and six, liberate time.

41. 第一流的教授具有两种要素：一、有真知灼见；二、肯说真话，最驳假话，不说诳话。我们必须拿着这两个尺度来衡量我们的先生。合于此者是吾师，立志求之，终身敬之。

41. The first-class professors possess two essential qualities: one, they have profound insights and keen discernment; two, they are willing to speak the truth, refute lies with the utmost strength, and never tell deceitful stories. We must use these two standards to measure our teachers. Those who meet these criteria are our mentors; we should aspire to become like them and honor them throughout our lives.

42. 国家是大家的，爱国是每个人的本分。

42. The nation belongs to all, and patriotism is everyone's responsibility.

43. 人生办一件大事来，做一件大事去。

43. Come to this world to accomplish a great deed, and leave it by doing a great deed.

44. 现任教育者，无不视当教员为苦途，以其无名无利也；殊不知其在经济上固甚苦，而实有无限之乐含在其中。

44. Present-day educators, without exception, regard the role of a teacher as a difficult path, for it brings neither fame nor profit; yet they fail to realize that while it may be economically challenging, it actually encompasses boundless joy.

45. 先生不应该专教书，他的责任是教人做人；学生不应该专读书，他的责任是学习人生之道。

45. The teacher should not solely focus on teaching books; his responsibility is to teach people how to be human. Students should not solely focus on reading books; their responsibility is to learn the ways of life.

46. 要把教育和知识变成空气一样，弥漫于宇宙，洗荡于乾坤，普及众生，人人有得呼吸。

46. It is necessary to transform education and knowledge into air, permeating the universe, cleansing the world, spreading to all sentient beings, so that everyone can breathe it in.

47. 民主教育应该是整个生活的教育。他应该是工以养生；学以明生，团以保生。他应该是健康、科学、艺术、劳动与民主组成之和谐的生活，即和谐的教育。

47. Democratic education should be an education of the entire life. It should be work for the sake of living; study for the sake of enlightening life; and association for the sake of preserving life. It should be a harmonious life composed of health, science, art, labor, and democracy, which is to say, a harmonious education.

48. 教学做是一件事，不是三件事。我们要在做上教，在做上学。不在做上用功夫，教固不成为教，学也不成为学。

48. Teaching, learning, and doing are not three separate things; they are one. We teach while doing, and learn while doing. If we do not put our efforts into doing, then teaching does not become true teaching, and learning does not become genuine learning.