· My hair grow so white and long. Why is my pensiveness so deep and so strong?· My whitening hair would make a long long rope,yet could not fathom all my depth of woe.(Li Bai [701-762]: “Autumn Waterside Songs [XV]”)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · Afield lie the bones of those who lost their lives; | For miles and miles no cock is heard to crow. | Among a hundred people one survives; | My heart would break on thinking of the woe.(Cao Cao [155-220]: “Graveyard Song”)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · A flaw in white jade found,| Away it may be ground; | A flaw in what you say | Will leave its influence to stay.· Stain upon white jade may still be removed by polishing,but stain upon a speech can by no means be removed.(“Dignity”,The Book of Poetry [C...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · The setting sun beyond the mountain glows; | The Yellow River seawards flows. | You can enjoy a grander sight,| By climbing to a greater height.(Wang Zhihuan [688-742]: “Going up the Stork Tower”)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · The building of a tall edifice has to begin with its foundations,and a piece of silk one thousand metres long has to be made by accumulating the weaving of every thread.( Complete Works of Zeng Guofan [1811-1872])...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · Mechanics have their shops to dwell in,in order to accomplish their works. The gentleman learns,in order to reach to the utmost of his principles.( The Analects of Confucius [551-479 BC])...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · Manners vary within a hundred miles,and customs differ within a thousand miles.(Ban Gu [32-92]: History of Han)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · A piece of finest gold always keeps its purity even though it is melted a hundred times. A hero never loses justice even though subject to peril and hardship.(Ge Hong [c. 281-341]: The Works of Baopuzi)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · All the officers will emulate one another,and they all have an idea to do their political affairs well and follow the monarch to accomplish every duty. In this way,every kind of governmental affair will be done well.( The Book of History [of the 6th cen...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    · It is better to see something once than to hear of it a hundred times.· Seeing is believing.(Ban Gu [32-92]: History of Han)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]