动名词短语作主语，while引导伴随状语，准确表达了行为动机与结果之间的矛盾。
If books are not read frequently, they are as useless as pieces of wood. Although there are many good books in modern society, they are only beneficial to those who know how to read them. The best way to learn is to have an interest in the material being studied. In the future, the illiterate of the world will not be those who cannot read, but those who cannot learn.
The method of reading lies in proceeding step by step, with thorough reading and careful thought, only then will there be gains. Reading is learning by moving the mind; application is learning by moving the hands, and it is an even more important form of learning.
Doing evil while fearing others will know is great evil; Doing good while intentionally letting others know is false good. Helping others in difficult times is a good deed; but if one does not boast about it afterward, their morality is truly profound. There are disputes every day, but if you do not listen, they naturally disappear. Do not pursue what does not belong to you, and peace of mind will follow naturally; do not do wicked things, and your body will be safe naturally.
Leaving gold and silver for descendants does not mean they can keep it; leaving books for them is the best gift. Seeking more land and wealth for your children is not as good as accumulating virtue for them. The hardest thing for a person to do is to conquer themselves. Do your own things well; you cannot control your descendants' lives. Do not envy the strengths of others, for envying others makes their strengths your weaknesses; do not shun your own weaknesses, for hiding them ensures you will never have strengths.
When doing things, you need not be the same as the world, nor different from it; you need not please others, nor make them sad. There are two things in this world that cannot wait: doing good and filial piety. To a person with a narrow mind, the world is tragic; to a person with a broad mind, the world is full of hope.
书籍若久不翻阅，便如朽木无益。现代社会好书虽多，却只对善于阅读者有益。学习的最佳途径，是对所学内容保持兴趣。未来世界的文盲，并非不识字者，而是不会学习的人。
读书之法，贵在循序渐进，熟读精思方有收获。读书是动脑的学习，而运用则是动手的学习，且后者更为重要。
行恶而畏人知是大恶，行善而刻意炫耀是伪善。助人于危难且不居功，其德行方为深厚。世间是非纷扰，若不听不辩，自然消弭。不贪非分之财，自得心安；不作奸恶之事，自得身安。
留金留银未必能守，留书传学方为最佳馈赠。为子孙谋田产不如积德。人最难征服的，是自己。做好自己的事，便是对子孙最大的负责。不嫉妒他人长处，不讳言自身短处，方能进步。行事不必随俗，亦不必违俗；不必取悦于人，亦不必令人悲哀。
世间唯行善与尽孝不可等待。心胸狭隘者见世界皆悲，心胸宽广者见世界充满希望。