34. Everyone can become like the sage kings Yao and Shun. —— Mencius
35. Respect the elderly as you respect your own, and care for the young as you care for your own. —— Mencius
36. When in hardship, cultivate oneself; when successful, serve the world. —— Mencius
37. Wealth and honor cannot corrupt, poverty and lowliness cannot shift, and power and might cannot bend; this is what a great man is. —— Mencius
38. Those who self-destruct cannot be trusted, and those who abandon themselves can achieve nothing. —— Mencius
39. A person's flaw lies in liking to be a teacher to others. —— Mencius
40. If others succeed with one attempt, do it a hundred times; if they succeed with ten, do it a thousand times. —— Doctrine of the Mean
41. Loving learning is close to wisdom, practicing with effort is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage. —— Doctrine of the Mean
42. He who commits much injustice will surely perish. —— Zuo Zhuan
43. Who is without fault? To correct one's faults is the greatest good. —— Zuo Zhuan
44. Do not let a single mistake overshadow great virtue. —— Zuo Zhuan
45. The friendship of gentlemen is as pure as water; the friendship of the small man is as sweet as wine. —— Zhuangzi
46. Life is finite, but knowledge is infinite. —— Zhuangzi
47. The skillful work hard and the wise worry; the unskilled seek nothing. —— Zhuangzi
48. To suffer insult without fighting back is a disgrace. —— Gongsun Longzi
49. A thousand-foot dike can be breached by an ant's hole; a hundred-foot room can be burned by a crack of smoke. —— Han Feizi
50. Things follow the heart, and the heart follows desire. If desire is limitless, the heart is limitless; if the heart is limitless, one's actions become unpredictable. —— Lüshi Chunqiu
51. Without small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without small streams, one cannot form rivers and seas. —— Xunzi
52. Learning should never be ceased. —— Xunzi
53. Only by being knowledgeable and asking questions can one become capable. —— Xunzi
54. The speaker is not guilty, but the listener may take heed. —— Preface to the Songs
55. Good medicine tastes bitter but benefits the patient; honest advice is unpleasant to the ear but benefits the practice. —— Kongzi Jiayu
56. Everyone must die; some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai, others lighter than a feather. —— Sima Qian, Han Dynasty
57. When a bird is about to die, its cry is mournful; when a person is about to die, their words are profound. —— Records of the Grand Historian
58. The wise may have a thousand thoughts and still make one mistake; the foolish may have a thousand thoughts and still find one insight. —— Records of the Grand Historian
59. The world rushes about for profit; the world crowds together for gain. —— Records of the Grand Historian
60. Instead of longing for fish in the pond, it is better to go home and weave a net. —— Book of Han
61. Strike first, or be struck by others. —— Book of Han
62. Heaven knows, Earth knows, I know, and you know; what is there to call ignorance? —— Book of Later Han
63. The world knows how to take, but knows not how to give. —— Book of Later Han
64. The wise discard their shortcomings and utilize their strengths to achieve success. —— Biography of Wang Fu, Book of Later Han
65. Do not commit an evil even if it is small; do not fail to do a good even if it is small. —— Records of the Three Kingdoms
66. Reading a book a hundred times will naturally reveal its meaning. —— Records of the Three Kingdoms
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34.人皆可以为尧舜。 ——《孟子》
35.老吾老，以及人之老;幼吾幼，以及人之幼。 ——《孟子》
36.穷则独善其身，达则兼济天下。 ——《孟子》
37.富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，此之谓大丈夫。 ——《孟子》
38.自暴者不可有信也，自弃者不可有为也。 ——《孟子》
39.人之患在好为人师。 ——《孟子》
40.人一能之，己百之;人十能之，己千之。 ——《中庸》
41.好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇。 ——《中庸》
42.多行不义必自毙。 ——《左传》
43.人谁无过，过而能改，善莫大焉。 ——《左传》
44.不以一眚（shěng）掩大德。 ——《左传》
45.君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘若醴。 ——《庄子》
46.吾生也有涯而，知也无涯。 ——《庄子》
47.巧者劳而知者忧，无能者无所求。 ——《庄子》
48.见侮而不斗，辱也。 ——《公孙龙子》
49.千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃;百尺之室，以突隙之烟焚。 ——《韩非子》
50.事随心，心随欲。欲无度者，其心无度。心无度者，则其所为不可知矣。 ——《吕氏春秋》
51.不积跬步，无以至千里，不积小流，无以成江海。 ——《荀子》
52.学不可以已。 ——《荀子》
53.知而好问，然后能才。 ——《荀子》
54.言之者无罪，闻之者足以戒。 ——《诗序》
55.良药苦于口而利于病，忠言逆于耳而利于行。 ——《孔子家语》
56.人固有一死，死或重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。 ——汉·司马迁
57.鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。 ——《史记》
58.智者千虑，必有一失；愚者千虑，必有一得。 ——《史记》
59.天下熙熙，皆为利来；天下攘攘，皆为利往。 ——《史记》
60.临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网。 ——《汉书》
61.先发制人，后发制于人。 ——《汉书》
62.天知、地知、我知、子知，何谓无知？ ——《后汉书》
63.天下皆知取之为取，而莫知与之为取。 ——《后汉书》
64.智者弃短取长，以致其功。 ——《后汉书·王符传》
65.勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。 ——《三国志》
66.读书百遍而义自见。 ——《三国志》
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The wise may have a thousand thoughts and still make one mistake; the foolish may have a thousand thoughts and still find one insight.
