使用系动词结构直接定义父母与个人关系。
A man is destined to die; some deaths are weightier than Mount Tai, others lighter than a feather, depending on their meaning and purpose.
Honest advice may sound harsh but benefits action; good medicine tastes bitter but cures disease.
Small-minded sparrows cannot understand the ambition of a swan.
When King Wen was imprisoned he interpreted the Book of Changes; Confucius in distress compiled the Spring and Autumn Annals; Qu Yuan was exiled and wrote the Li Sao; Zuo Qiu lost his sight and produced the Guo Yu; Sun Bin had his knees cut but completed military writings; Lü Buwei was exiled to Shu and left the Lüshi Chunqiu; Han Fei was imprisoned in Qin and wrote The Difficulties of Persuasion and Solitary Indignation; the Book of Songs of three hundred poems was largely created by sages in times of frustration and distress.
Parents are the foundation of a person.
If one does not soar, it is fine; but once soaring, one reaches the sky. If one does not sing, it is fine; but once singing, one astonishes the world.
Laws are tools for governance, not the root of order or chaos.
Whether a woman is beautiful or not, she may be envied upon entering the palace; whether a man is talented or not, he may be envied upon entering court.
Even a wise ruler like Yao could not complete great achievements alone; only with Yu did the land become stable. Therefore, choosing capable ministers is essential for restoring great order.
Great actions do not mind minor details; great rituals do not avoid small concessions.
Love learning and deep thinking, and one will understand its essence.
Public opinion can melt metal; accumulated slander can destroy bones.
The wise value timing; opportunity must not be missed.
Do not judge a person without understanding their friends.
The agreement of a thousand flatterers is not as valuable as the frank criticism of one honest man.
Always be ready to sacrifice oneself for the urgent needs of the nation.
Place national interests above personal revenge.
Mount Tai becomes great because it does not refuse small soil; rivers and seas become deep because they accept every stream.
Gold worth a hundred jin is not as valuable as a promise from Ji Bu.
Swallows and sparrows cannot understand the ambition of a swan.
Those who act may not be good at speaking; those who speak may not necessarily act.
人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛，用之所趋异也。
忠言逆耳利于行，良药苦口利于病。
弃燕雀之小志，慕鸿鹄而高翔。
王拘而演《周易》，仲尼厄而作《春秋》，屈原放逐，乃赋《离骚》，左丘失明，厥有《国语》，孙子膑脚，兵法修列，不韦迁蜀，世传《吕览》，韩非囚秦，《说难》《孤愤》，诗三百篇，大抵贤圣发愤之所作也。
父母者，人之本也。
不飞则已，一飞冲天；不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
法令者，治之具，而非制治清浊之源也。
女无美恶，入宫见嫉；士无贤肖，入朝见妒。
尧虽贤，兴事业不成，得禹而九州宁。且欲兴圣统，唯在择任将相哉！
大行不顾细谨，大礼不辞小让。
好学深思，心知其意。
众口铄金，积毁销骨。
智者贵在乘时，时不可失。
不知其人，视其友。
千人之诺诺，不如一士之谔谔。
常思奋不顾身，而殉国家之急。
先国家之急而后私仇也。
泰山不让杯土，故能成其大；河海不捐细流，故能就其深。
得黄金百斤，不如得季布一诺。
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志。
能行之者未必能言，能言之者未必能行。