常用英语谚语

PAGEPAGE1英语谚语Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.吃一堑，长一智Factsspeaklouderthanwords.事实胜于雄辩Moneycan’tbuytime.寸金难买寸光阴Failureisthemotherofsuccess.失败乃成功之母。Thevisitorarrives,itisasifreturninghome.宾至如归。Agoodbeginningishalfthebattle.良好的开端成功的一半。Toteachistolearn.教学相长。Likefather,likeson.有其父，必有其子。Pridegoesbeforeafall.骄兵必败。Fishintroublewater.混水摸鱼。Businessisbusiness.公事公办。Thestyleistheman.文入其人。Morehaste,lessspeed.欲速则不达。Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同。Misfortunesnevercomealone.祸不单行。Hedgeshaveeyes,wallshaveears.隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳。Manproposes,Goddisposes.谋事在人，成事在天。Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.情人眼里出西施。Timeandtidewaitfornoman.时不待我/岁月无情。Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。Outofoffice,outofdanger.无官一身轻。Intimeofpeaceprepareforwar.居安思危。Thetonguecutsthethroat.祸从口出。/言多必失。Outofsight,outofmind./farfromeye,farfromheart.眼不见为净。Allshallbewell,JackshallbeJill.有情人终成眷属。Friendsmustpart.聚散离合总有时。/天下无不散之宴席。Theremenbranceofthepastistheteacherofthefuture.前事不忘，后世之师。Loveme,lovemydog.爱屋及乌。Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕。/一石双鸟。Speakthedevil(andhewillappear).说曹操，曹操到。Anewbroomsweepsclean.新官上任三把火。Beatthedogbeforethelion.杀鸡儆猴。Letsleepingdoglie.勿打草惊蛇。Teachfishtoswim.班门弄斧。Awordspokenispastrecalling.一言既出，驷马难追。Oncebeaten,twiceshy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类分，人以群分。Inforapenny,inforapound.一不做，二不休。Thereissmokewithoutfire.无风不起浪。Haveacardupone’ssleeve.胸有成竹。Putthecartbeforethehorse.本末倒置。Finefeathersmakefinebirds.佛要金装，人要衣装。Asamansows,soheshallreap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。Muchwillhavemore.得陇望蜀。/得寸进尺。Thesauceisbetterthanthefish.喧宾夺主。Hecrieswineandsellsvinegar.挂羊头，买狗肉。Goodwineneedsnobush.酒香不怕巷子深。Everypotterpraiseshispot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。Thepupiloutdoesthemaster.青出于蓝而胜于蓝。Thereareplentyoffishinthesea.天涯何处有芳草Diamondcutdiamond.强中更有强中手。Hetakeaspeartokillafly.杀鸡用牛刀。Giftsblindtheeyes.拿了手软，吃了嘴软。Don’tbitethehandthatfeedsyou.不要将恩仇报。Dogsbiteineverycountry.天下乌鸦一般黑。Peaceontheforeheadandwarinthemind.口蜜腹剑。Betteranopenenemythanafalsefriend.。明枪易躲，暗箭难防。Doonethingundercoverofanother.明修栈道，暗度陈仓。Thespiritiswilling,butthefleshisweak.心有余而力不足。Littlestrokesfellgreatoaks.滴水穿石。/只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。Judgenotabookbyitscover.人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。AllroadsleadtoRome./allriversrunintothesea..殊途同归。Astraightfootisnotafraidofcrookedshoe.身正不怕影子斜。Theknifecutsbreadandfingers.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。Asparrowcannotunderstandtheambitionofaswan.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉。Itisbettertobetheheadofadog/lizardthanthetailoflion.宁为鸡手，无为牛后。Itisbettertodiethantolivewhenlifeisadisgrace./Betterdie.withhounorthanlivewithshame.Dogsbiteineverycountries.天下乌鸦一般黑。Ahorsestumblesthathasfourlegs.人非圣贤，熟能无过。Aclearconscienceisasurecard.为人不做亏心事，半夜不怕鬼敲门。Abadconscienceisasnakeinone’sheart.做贼心虚。Allyourswansaregreese.事与愿违。Justicehaslongarms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。Latefruitekeepswell.大器晚成。Takethingsastheycome.既来之，则安之。Ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen.君子之交淡如水。Restbreedsrust.生命在于运动。Namesaredebts.树大招风。Commonfameisaliar.盛名之下，其实难附。Manykissthebabyforthenurse’ssake.醉翁之意不在酒。Nothingventure,nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。DoinRomeastheRomansdo.如乡随俗。Thingsdonecannotbedone.木已成舟。/覆水难收。Truebluewillneverstain.真金不怕火炼。Everybody’sbusinessisnobody’sbusness.三个和尚没水吃。Themoonisnotseenwhenthesunshines.小巫见大巫。Pennywiseandpoundfoolish.因小失大。Heknowsmostwhospeaksleast./stillwaterrunsdeep.大智若愚。Asyoumakethebed,soyoumustlieinit.自食其果。Thepotcallsthekettleblack.五十步笑百步。Shortpleasure,longlament.一失足成千古恨。Don’tcountthechichenbeforetheyarehatched.请勿盲目乐观。Whatisdonebynightappearsbyday.若要人不知，除非己莫为。Dangerisnextneighourtosecurity.塞翁失马，安知非福。Misfortunemightbeablessingindisguise.祸兮福所倚，福兮祸所伏。Whatweloseinhakeweshallhaveinherring.失之东隅，收之桑榆。Sticktogetherthroughthickandthin.有福同享，有祸同当/祸患与共。/风雨同舟。Saveyourbreathtocoolyourporridge.个人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜。Awatchedpotneverboils.心急吃不了热豆腐。/有心插花花不开，无心插柳柳成阴。Aleopardcannotchangeitsspots./youcannotmakeacrabwalkstraight.江山易改，本性难移。Don’ttroubletoubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.车到山前必有路。Accidentswillhappen./Everytidehasitsebb.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。EvenHomersometimesnods./Thebesthorsestumbles.智者千虑，必有一失。Romewasnotbuiltinaday.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。Theshepheredwouldratherlosethewoolthanthesheep.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。Alittleleakwillsinkagreatship./astitchintimesavesnine.亡羊补牢。Silenceisgolden.沉默是金。Arollingstonegathersnomoss.滚石不生苔。Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。Allisnotgoldthatglitters.闪闪发光物，并非皆金子。Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。Abirdinknownbyitsnoteandamanbyhistalk.闻啼知鸟，闻言知人。Safetyanddangeralternatewitheachother.Misfortuneandfortunegenerateeachother.Slownessandpromptnessfolloweachother.Gatheringandscateringcomplementeachother.安危相宜，祸福相生，缓急相争，聚散相成。Whenfull,remembersomeoneelsoissufferinghunger,whenwarm,remembersomeoneelsoissufferingcold,whenincase,remembesomeoneelseissufferingfatigue.饱而知人之饥，温而知人之寒，逸而知人之劳。Manseeksbeforegains,toilsbeforesucceeds,accumulatesbeforeincreases,andexhaustshiseffortsbeforehebecomesasage.Thus,asagegrowsoutofaccumulation.彼求之而后得，为之而后成，积之而后高，尽之而后圣。故圣人也者，人之所积也。Learnextensively,inquirethoroughly,ponderprudently,discriminateclearly,andpracticediligently.博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辩之，笃行之。Onecanneverbeawareoftheheightoftheskyorthedepthoftheearth,ifhedoesnotclimbupahighmountainorlookdownintoadeepabyss.不登高山，不知天之厚；不临深渊，不知地之厚也。Itisbettertohearsomethingthannottohearit.stillbettertoseeitthanhearit.Stillbettertoknowitthantoseeit.Stillbettertopracticeitthantonowit.Learningwillnotstopuntilitisputintopractice.不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之，见之不若知之。学至行之而止矣。Wealthandrankattainedthroughimoralmeansareasemptyasfloatingcloudstome.不义而富贵，于我如浮云。Itmakesamoralmantoaskforwhathedoesn’tknow,tolearnwhathecan’tdo,andtorestrainhimselffromwhatheiscapableof.不之则问，不能则学，虽能必让，然后为德。Braveandcourageoursyouarethemost.Tillyourdeathyousticktoyourpost.诚既勇兮又以武，终刚强兮不可凌。ApublicspiritwillruleallundertheheavenwhenthegreatWayprevails.大道之行也，天下为公。Theendlessriverflowseastward,withitshugewaves,goneareallthosegallantheroesofbygoneyears.大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。Whatismostperfectseemstohavesomethingmissing,yetitsuseinunimpaired.Whatismostfullseemsempty,yetitsusewillneerfail.Whatismoststraightappearscrooked,whatismostskilledappearsclumsy,andwhatismosteloquentappearsincoherent.大成若缺，其用大弊，大盈若冲，其用不穷，大直若曲，大巧若掘。Absorbedinpaiting,youknnownotoldageiscoming,indeed,tomewealthandrankarelikecloudsdriftingaway.丹青不知老将至，富贵于我如浮云。Wewisheachotheralonglifesoastosharethebeautyofthisgracefulmoonlight,eventhoughwearemilesapart.但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。ThewaythatcanbetoldofisnotanUnvaryingway,themanesthatcanbenamedarenotunvaryingnames.ItwasnamelessthatheavenandtheEarthsprangfrom,itwasthenamedthatnurturedeverythingbetweentheHeavenandtheEarth.道可道，非常道，名可名，非常名。无名，天地之始；有名，万物之母。Thewayfillsuptheuniverse.Foritsgeatness,nothingliesoutsideit,foritssmallness,nothinglieswithinit.道在天地之间，其大无外，其内无小。Followingthenaurallaw,everythingwillgoonsmoothly.Disobeyingit,evenruleestablishedwillupset.得天之道，其事若自然；失天之道，虽立而不安。AstheEarth’scapacityistohold,somustagentlemanconstantlycultivatevirtueinhimselftoshouldertheworld.地势坤，君子以厚德载物。AlonelystrangerinastrangelandIamcast,Imissmyfamilyallthemoreoneveryfestiveday.独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。Sticktothetruthyoubelieve,broadenyourknowledgeaboutit,andbereadytodieforitsrealization.笃信好学，守死善道。Thegentlemamdoesnotagreethosewhoknowtoomuchbutareclosetonothing,orlearntoobroadlybuwithoutdirection,orlovetoomanybutwithoutfixedone.多知而无亲，博学而无方，好多而无定者，君子不与。Iftwopeopleareofthesamemind,theirsharpnesscancutthroughmetal.二人同心，其利断金。Thelawdoesnotfavorthenoble,asaninklinedoesnotyiedtothecrookedwood.Whereeverthelawapplies,thewisecannotevade,norcanthebravedefy.Punishmentappliestoaminister,asrewardsapplytocommonman.法不阿贵，绳不挠曲。法之所加，智者弗能辞，勇者弗能争。刑过不避大臣，赏善不遗匹夫。Itisatruegreatamnwhomnomoneyandrankcanconfuse,nopovertyandhardshipcanshake,andnopowerandforcecansuffocate.富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，此之谓大夫矣。Impartialityproducesclarityandpartialityobscurity.公生明，偏生暗。Bestrictwithyourselfandlenienttoothers.躬自厚而薄责于人。Lifeordeath,IwlldowhateverIcanforthebenefitsofthecountry.苟利社稷，死生以之。Thenobletakesthehumbleasitsroot,thehightakesthelowasitsbase.贵以贱为本，高以下为基。Aseaisvast,asitrejectsnowater.Amountainishigh,asitrejectsnorocks.Awiserulergathersmorepeople,asheisnottiredofmeetingpeople.Aschoolarbecomesasage,asheisnottiredoflearning.海不辞水，故能成其大；山不辞土，故能成其高；明主不厌人，故能成其众；士不厌学，故能成其圣。Abosomfriendafarbringsdistancenear.海内存知己，天涯若比临。Ahugetreethatfillsone’sarmsgrowsfromatinyseeding,aninesoriestowerrisesfromaheapofearth,athousand-lijourneystartswiththefirststep.合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于垒土；千里之行，始于足下。Misfortunegenerateshappiness,andhappinessbreedsmisfortune.祸兮，福之所存；福兮，祸之所伏。Donotforgetrighteousnessinfaceofprofits,noralterthemoralprinciplesinfaceofdeath.见利不亏其义，见死不更其死。Whenseeingamanofvirtue,trytobecomehisequal;whenseeingamanwithoutvirtue,examineyourselfnottohavethesame.见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。Riversandseascanbecomethekingsofvalleysbecausetheyexcelintakingthelowerpositions.江海所以能为百谷王者，以其善下之。Thislandissobeautifulthatithasmadecountlessheroesbowinhomage.江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰。Cutdowntheexpenditure,openupadditionalresources,andconstantlycheckyourfinancetomakeabalance.节其流，开其源，而时斟酌焉。Raisingmyhead,Iseethemoonsobright,withdrawingmyeyesmynostalgicomesaround.举头望明月，低头思故乡。Allarepastandgone;welooktothisagefortrulygreatmen.俱往昔，数风流人物，还看今朝。Amanofvirtuehelpsotherstoachievetheirmoralperfectionbutnottheirevilconduct.君子成人之美，不成人之恶。Arighteousmanneverfeelsashamedtofacehisshadowwhenstandingaloneandtofacehissoulwhensleepingalone.君子独立不惭于影，独寝不惭于魂。Ifagentlemancanbefreefromtemptationofprofitatthecostofjustice,noshameordisgracewilleverbefallhim.君子苟能无以利害义，则耻辱亦无由至矣。Arighteousmanseekstruth,notwealth,andworriesabouttruth,notaboutdearth.君子谋道不谋食，忧道不忧贫。Agentlemanseeksneitherafullbellynoracomfortablehome.Instead,heisquickinactionandcautiousinspeech.Hefollowsthoseofvirtueinordertorectifyhimself.Suchamanmayindeedbeconsideredfondoflearning.君子食无求饱，居无求安，敏于事而慎于言，就有道而正焉，可谓好学矣。Thefriendshipbetweenmenofvirtueislightlikewater,yetrichlyaffectionate;thefriendshipbetweenmenwithoutvirtueissweetlikewine,yeteasilybroken.君子之交淡如水小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘于绝。Nobleorhumble,richorpoor,agentlemanwouldratherbekilledthanbepersuadedtodoevils.可贵可贱也，可富可贫也，可杀而不可使为奸。Workdiligentlyforthecountryandfrugallyforthefamily.克勤于邦，克俭于家。Heisthemodestmanofallthemodestwhotoilsbutdoesnotboastitandsuceedsbutdoesnotcreditit.劳而不伐，有功而不德，厚之至也。Strivetobethefirsttohearhardness,andretreattothelastforenjoyment.劳苦之事则争先，饶乐之事则能让。Respecttheagedinone’sownfamilyaswellastheagedinotherfamilies,andlovetheyounginone’sownfamilyaswellastheyounginotherfamilies.老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。Whenonerejoicesinthejoyofhispeople,theywillalsorejoiceinhisjoy;whenonegrievesatthesorrowofhispeople,theydothesame.Hewhoruleshiscountryisoneonewhooccupieshimselfwithconcernsforthepleasureandsorrowofallhispeople.乐民之乐者，民亦乐其乐；忧民之忧者，民亦忧其忧。乐以天下，忧以天下，然而不王者未之有也。Proprietydamandsreciprocity.Itisnotproprietytogivebutnottoreceive,orvicevisa.礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。Iflovebetweenbothsidescanlastforeye,whyneedtheystaytogethernightandday.两情若是长久时，有岂在朝朝暮暮。Actwhenorderd,andstopwhenprohibited.令则行，禁则止。Thewayaheadislongandhasnoending;yethighandlowI’llsearchwithmywillunbending路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。Disorderbringsperiltoacountry,whileorderbringspeacetoit.乱则国危，治则国安。Thepeoplearethemostimportantelementinastate;nextarethegoalsoflandandgrain;leastistherulerhimself.民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。Quick-mindedandeagertolearn,heisneverashamedtoconsulthisinferiors.敏而好学，不耻下问。Workasdaybreaks,andrestasnightfalls;neverwilladayslipawaywithoutanyaccomplishmment.明而动，晦而休，无日以怠。Nothingintheworldexcelsinbeautyassimplicitydoes.朴素而天下莫能与之争美。Alongdikewillcollapsebecauseofanant-holeinit;atallbuildingwillbeburneddownbecauseofasparkfromachmney’schink.千里之堤，以蝼蚁之溃；百尺之室，以突隙之烟焚。Ifyoucarvebutgiveuphalfway,evenadecayedpieceofwoodwillnotbreak;ifyoucarvewithoutabreak,evenmetalandstonecanbeengraed.锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。Tobepartistobewhile;tobebentistobestraight;tobehollowistobefilled;tobedilapidatedistoberenewed;tohavelessistogain;tohavemoreistobeconfused.曲则全，枉则直；洼则盈，敝则新；少则多，多则惑。Lazinessandextravagancemakeapoorman,whildiligenceandfrugalityarichman.人惰而侈则穷，力而俭则富。Menhavesorrowandjoy;theypartandmeetagain.Themoondimsorshines;itwaxesorwanes.Nothingisperfect,notevenintheolddays.人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。Learningandculturearetoamanwhatpolishingandgrindingaretojade.人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。Amonganythreemenwalking,Iwillfindsomethingtolearnforsure.Theirgoodqualitiesaretobefollowed,andtheirshortcomingsaretobeavoided.三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。Hewhoiskeeninlearningtakesotherpeople’sfortestomakeuphisowndefects.善学者，假人之长以补其短。Hewhoisgoodatlearningexhauststheprinciples.Hewhoisgoodatpractisingseekstosolvethemostdifficultproblems.善学者尽其理，善行者究其难。Dowhattoilsthebodybuteasesthemind,anddowhatbringslessprofitsbutmorejustice.身劳而心安，为之；利少而义多，为之。Astonemaybecrushed,butnottobedeprivedofitshardness;acinnabarmaybegroundedtopiecesbutnottobedeprivedofitsredness.石可破也，而不可夺坚；丹可磨也，而不可夺赤。Aneducatedgentlemancannotbuttheresoluteandbroad-minded,forhehastakenupaheavyresposibilityandalongcourse.Isitnotaheavyresposibility,whichistopracticebenevolence?Isitnotalongcourse,whichwillendonlywithhisdeath?士不可以不弘毅，任重而道远。仁以为己任，不亦重乎？死而后矣，不亦远乎？Amoralintellectualisonewhoescapesnodangerinfaceoftruth,discardspersonalinterestsinfrontofdisaster,practicesrighteousnessattheexpenseoflife,andlooksupondeathasgoinghome.士之为人，当理不避其难，临患忘利，遗生行义，视死如归。Thepassageoftimeisjustliketheflowofwater,whichgoesondayandnight.逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。Fireandwaterpossessaspiritbutnolife,grassandtreespossessalifebutnoawareness,birdsandanimalspossessawarenessbutnosenseofmorality.Onlyhumanspossessspririt,life,awareness,aswellasthesenseofmrality,hencethenoblestbeingsintheworld.水火有气而无生，草木有生而无知，禽兽有知而无义；人有气，有生，有知，亦且有义，故最为天下贵也。Withoutsufficientdepth,nowatercanfloatlargeboats.Withoutsufficientdensity,nowindcansupportlargebirds.水之积也不厚，则其负大舟也无力；风之积也不厚，则其负大翼也无力。ThosewhofollowtheHeaven’slawwillflourishandthosewhogaagainstitwillperish.顺我者昌，逆我者亡。Deliciousasmythefoodbe,oneneverknowsitstasteexcepteatingit;perfectasmaythecoursebe,oneneverknowsitsgoodnessexceptlearningit.Thusitisafterlearningthatoneknowshisdeficiency,andafterteachingonediscovershisconfusion.Knowingofhisdeficiencystimulateshimintoself-examnation;anddiscoveryofhisconfusionleadshimtoself-examination;anddiscoveryofhisconfusionleadshimtoself-improving.That’swhywesayteachingandlearningencourageeachother.虽有家肴，弗食不知其旨也；虽有至道，弗学不知其善也；是故学然后知不足，教然后知困。知不足，然后能自反也；知困，然后能自强也。故曰教学相长也。ItisthewayofHeaventolessenthefulltocomplementthehumble,andthewayofearthtochangethefulltoreplenishthehumble,andthewayofmantohatethefulltocherishthehumble.天道亏盈而益谦，地道变盈而流谦，人道恶盈而好谦。Manisthemostvalubleamongallthethingsthatheavenfosters.天生万物，唯人为贵。Heavenhasendowedmewithtalentsforeventualuse.天生我才必有用。OpportunitiesvouchsafedbyHeavenareoutmatchedbyterrestrialadvantages,whichinturnareoutmatchedbytheharmonyamongpeople.天时不如地利，地利不如人和。Asheaven’smovementisevervigorous,somustagentlemanceaselesslystrivealong.天行健，君子以自强不息。Listeningwithoutattentionisnothearing;thenfalsehoodfollows.Lookngwithoutexaminationisnotseeing;thenerrorsfollow.Consideringwithoutintentionisnotknowing;thenconfusionfollows.听不审不聪，不审不聪则谬；视不察不明，不察不明则过；虑不得不知，不得不知则昏。Wordsaretobejudgedfromtheirfunction;anddeedsaretobeobservedfromtheireffects.听其言必责其用，观其行必求其功。Allthingcreaturesgrowtogetherwithoutharmingoneanother;waysrunparallelwithoutinterferingwithoneanother.万物并育而不相害，道并行而不相悖。Hewhoisabletoreachnewunderstandingbyrviewingtheoldknowledgeisqualifiedtobeateacher.温故而知新，可以为师也。Don’tdowhatshouldnotbedone;don’tdesirewhatshouldnotbedesired.无为其所不为，无欲其所不欲。EverydayIexaminemyselftimeandagain:haveIbeenunfaithfulingivingcounselstoothers?HaveIbeeninsincereingettingalongwithmyfriends?HaveIfailedtoreviewwhatIhavebeentaught?.吾日三省吾身；为人谋而不忠乎？与朋友交而不信乎？传而不信乎？Thingsinvestigated,genuineknowledgeacquired;genuineknowledgeacquired,thoughtspurified;thughtspurified,heartsrectified;heartsrectified,personalitiescultivated;personalitiescultivated,familyiesregulaed;famiiesregulated,thestateswellgoverned;thestateswellgoverned,thewholeworldwillbeinpeaceandtranquility.物格而后知至，知至而后意诚；意诚而后心正，心正而后身修；身修而后家齐，家齐而后治国，国治而后天下平。Hewhoputsrigheousnessbeforeprofitsisrespectable;hewhoputsprofitsbeforerighteousnessisdiscreditable.先义而后利者荣，先利而后义者辱。Itisunbearabletomeetaswellastodepart.相见时难别亦难。Distancecannotseparatetruefriendswhofeelsocloseevenwhentheyarethousandsofmilesapart.相知无远近，万里尚为临。Ameanmanthinksthatsmallvirtuesareuselessanddoesnotpracticethem,andsmallvicesareharmlessanddoesnotabandonthem.Hencehisviceaccumulatetilltheycannotbecovered,andhisguiltbecomesgreattillitcannotbefreedfrom.小人以小善为无益而弗为也，以小恶为无伤而弗去也，故恶积而不可掩，罪大而不可解。Truewordsneednotbefine-sounding;thegoodmandoesnotprovebeargument.信言不美，善者不辩。Thereisneveranendtolearning.Thedyeextractedfromtheindigoisbluerthantheplant;soistheiceclouderthanthewater.Bybroadlylearningandconstantlyexamininghimselfeveryday,thegentlemansharpenshisawarenessandmakesfewermistakes.学不可以已。青取之于蓝；冰，水为之，而寒于水。君子博学而日参省乎己，则知明而行过矣。Learningwithoutthinkingleadstoconfusion;thinkingwithoutlearningendsindanger.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。Neverbecontentedwithyourstudy.Neverbeimpatientwithyourteaching.