该句通过并列否定结构强化了对责任与回报匹配的建议。
Those who are constrained by petty rules cannot achieve great fame, and those who despise minor shame cannot accomplish major deeds.
One should not hold office beyond their capability, nor accept a salary without merit.
Those who can act may not be able to speak, and those who can speak may not be able to act.
One who does not fly will not fly; but once they do, they soar into the sky; once they sing, they astonish the world.
Understand the connection between heaven and humanity, and grasp the changes across past and present.
With determination, success will come; after burning one’s boats, the Qin passes are finally taken by Chu; heaven does not fail the diligent, and with perseverance even the land of Wu can be conquered.
Those who rely on virtue prosper, those who rely on force perish.
Among a thousand who agree, one outspoken critic is more valuable.
A gentleman with great virtue may appear simple in appearance.
Those who unite based on interest will drift apart when the interest ends.
When the birds are gone, the bow is put away; when the rabbits are dead, the hunting dogs are cooked.
In learning, breadth is valuable; in pursuing truth, essence is essential.
Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear but beneficial to action; good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness.
The bustling world moves all for profit, and all strive to benefit themselves.
Rumors can melt metal; constant slander can destroy bone.
The people consider food as paramount.
Strategize within the command tent and achieve victory a thousand miles away.
The wealthy give wealth when they part from others, while the benevolent give words of wisdom.
Peach and plum trees do not speak, yet a path forms beneath them.
Self-cultivation is the source of wisdom; generosity is the root of benevolence; fairness in giving and taking is the sign of righteousness; shame is the basis of courage.
Laws guide the people, and punishments restrain wrongdoing.
A wise person foresees what has not yet emerged, and a prudent person avoids danger before it takes shape.
Those who endure hardship in obscurity, confined in filth, do so out of regret that their talents are not fully expressed in their lifetime.
Kindness must be balanced with authority, generosity with trust, and self-cultivation leads to the submission of the world.
规小节者不能成荣名，恶小耻者不能立大功。
官非其任不处也，禄非其功不受也。
能行之者未必能言，能言之者未必能行。
不飞则已，一飞冲天；不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
究天人之际，通古今之变。
有志者，事竟成，破釜沉舟，百二秦关终属楚；苦心人，天不负，卧薪尝胆，三千越甲可吞吴。
恃德者昌，恃力者亡。
千人之诺诺，不如一士之谔谔。
君子盛德，容貌若愚。
以权利合者，权尽而交疏。
飞鸟尽，良弓藏；狡兔死，走狗烹。
求学贵于博，求道贵于要。
忠言逆耳利于行，良药苦口利于病。
天下熙攘，皆为利来，天下攘攘，皆为利往。
众口铄金，积毁销骨。
民人以食为天。
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外。
富贵者送人以财，仁人者送人以言。
桃李不言，下自成蹊。
修身者智之府也，爱施者仁之端也，取予者义之符也，耻辱者勇之决也。
法令所以导民也，刑罚所以禁奸也。
明者远见于未萌，智者避危于无形。
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。
仁而威，惠而信，修身而天下服。