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The gentleman focuses on the fundamental; once the foundation is established, the Way emerges.
A bosom friend afar makes absence seem as near as being neighbors.
Respect the elderly as your own, and care for the young as if they were yours.
A sword's edge comes from sharpening; plum blossoms' fragrance comes from the bitter cold.
Drawing a sword to cut water only makes it flow more; lifting a cup to drown sorrows only makes them deeper.
A person of noble character seeks not life at the cost of benevolence, but is willing to die to achieve it.
Those who fail to consider long-term consequences will inevitably face immediate troubles.
To give one's all until death.
To be true to one's word and decisive in action.
A commander may be lost, but a commoner's will cannot be taken away.
Those who commit many injustices will surely bring about their own downfall.
If Heaven had feelings, even Heaven would grow old.
To sacrifice oneself for the nation, viewing death as easily as returning home.
Peach and plum trees need no words; a path will naturally form beneath them.
The friendship of gentlemen is as pure as water; the friendship of petty men is as sweet as wine.
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
In life, one should be a hero; in death, a legend.
Misfortune is the companion of fortune; fortune hides within misfortune.
Do not worry about having no friends on the road ahead; everyone in the world will know you.
Progress leads to daily renewal.
Every measure has its short side, and every inch has its long side.
To fear neither shattering one's body nor breaking one's bones, so long as one remains upright in the world.
A great ocean accepts all rivers; a high cliff stands firm without desire.
Read ten thousand books, and your writing will be inspired.
Wildfires cannot burn it all away; it will spring up again with the spring breeze.
Sighing deeply and wiping tears, grieving for the hardships of the people.
Consider danger in times of peace to be prepared for any crisis.
Greatness lies not in never making mistakes, but in the ability to correct them.
Sincerity can move even metal and stone.
He who conquers others has strength; he who conquers himself is powerful.
To see a thousand miles further, one must climb one floor higher.
To believe everything in books is worse than having no books at all.
Instead of admiring fish in a pond, it is better to go home and weave a net.
To have friends coming from afar, is it not a joy?
Though we lack the wings of a phoenix to fly together, our hearts are connected by a single thread of soul.
Earth can build walls; accumulated virtue creates fertile ground.
Ambition should be lofty and far-reaching.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury back to frugality.
Death is inevitable for all, but let one's loyal heart shine through history.
Books are friends; though they lack passion, they are extremely faithful.
