否定祈使句表达对行为方式的约束与建议。
A man is destined to die; some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai, others lighter than a feather.
A gentleman dies for the one who understands him; a woman adorns herself for the one who pleases her.
Bravery or cowardice depends on circumstance; strength or weakness depends on form—once understood, there is nothing to be surprised about.
The world is bustling; all pursue profit, all go where profit leads.
To study the relationship between heaven and humanity, to understand the changes of past and present, and to form a unique school of thought.
The agreement of a thousand flatterers is not as valuable as the outspoken criticism of one honest man.
Thus, enduring hardship and living in obscurity without complaint, only because one regrets not fully expressing personal intentions and fears that literary talent will not be recognized after death.
Do not judge a person without understanding their friends.
Through life and death one understands true friendship; through poverty and wealth one understands the nature of relationships; through high and low status one sees the reality of friendship.
Love learning and deep thinking, and one will understand its essence.
When food and clothing are sufficient, people know honor and shame; when granaries are full, people understand etiquette and righteousness.
人固有一死，或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。
士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。
勇怯势也，强弱形也，审矣，何足怪乎。
天下熙熙，皆为利来，天下攘攘,皆为利往。
究天人之际，通古今之变,成一家之言。
千人之诺诺，不如一士之谔谔。
所以隐忍苟活，函粪土之中而不辞者，恨私心有所不尽，鄙没世而文采不表于后也。
不识其人视其友。
一死一生，乃知交情。一贫一富，乃知交态。一贵一贱，交情乃见。
好学深思，心知其意。
衣食足而知荣辱，仓廪实而识理义。
"If you are heading in the wrong direction, stopping can itself be progress."
"Prejudging people or situations too early only deprives us of opportunities for growth and understanding."
"All gold will shine, but not everything that shines is gold."
"One should not judge everything by appearances"
"Even if I listen, I do not listen to your hollow words."