句子由两个并列的分句组成，运用了对仗修辞，前半句讲物，后半句讲人，逻辑递进，意境深远。
If one has a bosom friend within the four seas, far-off shores are close as though one were next door. — Wang Bo
Light of the moon in pear blossom courtyards is dim; wind over willow catkins in lotus ponds is gentle. — Yan Shu
Disaster is where fortune dwells; fortune is where disaster lies in ambush. — Laozi
Each age produces talented men, who lead the literary world for centuries. — Zhao Yi
Plum blossoms lack snow's three parts of whiteness; snow lacks plum's single breath of fragrance. — Luo Mei Po
Gold and jade on the outside, rotten cotton inside. — Liu Ji
Quick-witted and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions of inferiors. — Confucius
Time flies like an arrow, days and months pass like a shuttle. — Ming Dynasty, Zengguang Xianwen
Give one's life for national crisis; view death as if returning home. — Cao Zhi
The endless Yangtze flows east; its waves wash away all heroes. — Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Distance tests horse strength; time reveals a person's heart. — Yuan Dynasty, Zheng Bao En
Like spring wind overnight, ten thousand trees and ten thousand trees bloom with pear blossoms. — Cen Shen
A gentleman worries about the Way, not about poverty. — The Analects
Falling flowers are not unfeeling things; they turn into spring mud to protect the blossoms. — Gong Zizhen
All have beginnings, but few have good endings. — Book of Songs
Those near vermilion become red; those near ink become black. — Fu Xuan
Buildings near the river get the moon first; flowers facing the sun turn green early. — Su Lin
Seeing the hare and turning the dog is not too late; losing the sheep and mending the pen is not too late. — Strategies of the Warring States
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。——王勃
梨花院落溶溶月，柳絮池塘淡淡风。——晏殊
祸兮，福之所倚；福兮，祸之所伏。——《老子》
江山代有才人出，各领风骚数百年。——赵翼
梅须逊雪三分白，雪却输梅一段香。——罗梅坡
金玉其外，败絮其中。——刘基
敏而好学，不耻下问。——孔子
光阴似箭，日月如梭。——明《增广贤文》
捐躯赴国难，视死忽如归。——曹植
滚滚长江东逝水，浪花淘尽英雄。——《三国演义》
路遥知马力，日久见人心。——元曲争报恩
忽如一夜春风来，千树万树梨花开。——岑参
君子忧道不忧贫。——《论语》
落红不是无情物，化作春泥更护花。——龚自珍
靡不有初，鲜克有终。——《诗经》
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。——傅玄
近水楼台先得月，向阳花木易为春。——苏麟
见兔而顾犬，未为晚也；亡羊而补牢，未为迟也。——《战国策》