1.精神像乳汁一样可以养育人，智慧便是一只乳房。
1. The spirit nourishes people like milk, and wisdom is a breast.
2.人生下来不是为了抱着锁链，而是为了展开双翼。
2. People are born not to hold chains, but to spread their wings.
3.在绝对正确的革命之上还有一个绝对正确的人道主义。
3. Above absolute correct revolution, there is absolute correct humanitarianism.
4.谁虚度年华，青春就要褪色，生命就会抛弃他们。
4. Whoever idles away their youth will see it fade, and life will abandon them.
5.知识是人生旅途中的资粮。
5. Knowledge is the sustenance on the journey of life.
6.善良既是历史中稀有的珍珠，善良的人便几乎优于伟大的人。
6. Kindness is a rare pearl in history; kind people are almost superior to great people.
7.人的智慧掌握着三把钥匙，一把开启数字，一把开启字母，一把开启音符。知识思想幻想就在其中。
7. Human wisdom holds three keys: one to open numbers, one to open letters, and one to open musical notes. Knowledge, thought, and imagination lie within.
8.大胆是取得进步所付出的代价。
8. Boldness is the price of progress.
9.生活就是面对微笑。
9. Life is facing a smile.
10.我宁愿靠自己的力量打开我的前途，而不愿求有力者的垂青。青云得意的道路是很多的，如果我用阿谀奉迎的办法换取有力者的提拔，我早该得志了。但这不是我的道路。
10. I would rather open my future with my own strength than seek the favor of the powerful. There are many ways to succeed, but if I had used flattery to gain the promotion of the powerful, I would have achieved my goals long ago. But that is not my path.
11.书籍是造就灵魂的工具。
11. Books are the tools to shape the soul.
12.应该相信，自己是生活的强者。
12. Believe that you are the strong in life.
13.沉思就是劳动，思考就是行动。
13. Contemplation is labor, and thinking is action.
14.即使是一个智慧的地狱，也比一个愚昧的天堂好些。
14. Even a wise hell is better than a foolish paradise.
15.世界上最宽阔的是海洋，比海洋更宽阔的是天空，比天空更宽阔的是人的心灵。
15. The widest thing in the world is the ocean, wider than the ocean is the sky, and wider than the sky is the human mind.
16.爱情是一条规律，肉欲是一个陷阱，醉和嗜酒成瘾是不同的，醉是要某一个女人，嗜酒成瘾是要所有的女人。
16. Love is a rule, lust is a trap; drunkenness and alcoholism are different: drunkenness seeks one woman, while alcoholism seeks all women.
17.人的智慧掌握着三把钥匙，一把开启数字，一把开启字母，一把开启音符。知识、思想、幻想就在其中。
17. Human wisdom holds three keys: one to open numbers, one to open letters, and one to open musical notes. Knowledge, thought, and imagination lie within.
18.被人揭下面具是一种失败，自己揭下面具却是一种胜利。
18. Having one’s mask removed by others is a failure, but removing it oneself is a victory.
19.笑声如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。
19. Laughter is like sunshine, driving away the winter on people’s faces.
20.艺术的大道上荆棘丛生，这也是好事，常人都望而怯步，只有意志坚强的人例外。
20. The road to art is full of thorns, which is also a good thing, as most people are intimidated and only those with strong will dare to proceed.
21.懒散是一个母亲，她有一个儿子：抢劫，还有一个女儿。
21. Sloth is a mother who has a son: robbery, and a daughter.
22.世人缺乏的是毅力,而非气力。
22. What the world lacks is perseverance, not strength.
23.勉强应允不如坦诚拒绝。
23. It is better to honestly refuse than to reluctantly agree.
24.干精神工作的人而让自己守全从思想掉入梦想，必遭不幸！他自以为进得去便出随时出得来，并认为这两者之间没有什么区别，他想错了！
24. He who engages in intellectual work and allows himself to fall from thought into dreams will surely encounter misfortune! He thinks he can enter and leave at will, and believes there is no difference between the two, but he is mistaken!
25.自由只有通过友爱才得以保全。
25. Freedom can only be preserved through fraternity.
26.释放无限光明的是人心，制造无边黑暗的也是人心。
26. The heart releases infinite light, and also creates boundless darkness.
27.信仰，是人们所必须的。什麽也不信的人不会有幸福。
27. Faith is a necessity for people. Those who believe in nothing will not be happy.
28.一个专心致志思索的人并不是在虚度光阴。虽然有些劳动是有形的，但也有一种劳动是无形的。
28. A person who is focused on thinking is not wasting time. Although some labor is tangible, there is also a kind of labor that is intangible.
29.未来将属于两种人：思想的人和劳动的人，实际上，这两种人是一种人，因为思想也是劳动。
29. The future will belong to two kinds of people: thinkers and workers. In fact, these two kinds of people are the same, because thinking is also a kind of labor.
30.人，有了物质才能生存；人，有了理想才谈得上生活。
30. Man can only survive with material things; man can truly live with ideals.
31.脚步不能达到的地方，眼光可以到达;眼光不能到达的地方,精神可以飞到。
31. Where footsteps cannot reach, vision can; where vision cannot reach, the spirit can fly.
32.即使是一个智慧的地狱，也比一个愚昧的天堂好些。
32. Even a wise hell is better than a foolish paradise.
33.多办一所学校，可少建一座监狱。
33. Building one more school can reduce the need for a prison.
34.当一个人是一个真正的人的时候，他就应当与大言不惭和骄揉造作之间保持等距离，既不夸夸其谈，也不扭捏取宠。
34. When a person is truly a human being, he should maintain an equal distance between boasting and affectation, neither talking big nor being ingratiating.
35.人的两只耳朵，一只听到上帝的声音，一只听到魔鬼的声音。
35. A person has two ears, one hearing the voice of God, the other hearing the voice of the devil.
36.让自己的内心藏着一条巨龙，既是一种苦刑，也是一种乐趣。
36. To have a giant dragon hidden in one’s heart is both a torment and a pleasure.
37.我宁愿靠自己的力量，打开我的前途，而不愿求有力者垂青。
37. I would rather rely on my own strength to open up my future than seek favor from the powerful.
38.人类第一种饥饿就是无知。
38. The first hunger of mankind is ignorance.
39.塑成一个雕像，把生命赋给这个雕像，这是美丽的；创造一个有智慧的人，把真理灌输给他，这就更美丽。
39. To shape a statue and give it life is beautiful; to create a wise person and instill truth in him is even more beautiful.
40.信仰，是人们所必须的。什么也不信的人不会有幸福。
40. Faith is a necessity for people. Those who believe in nothing will not be happy.
41.最高贵的复仇是宽容。
41. The noblest revenge is forgiveness.
42.未来将属于两种人：思想的人和劳动的人。实际上这两种人是一种人，因为思想也是劳动。
42. The future will belong to two kinds of people: thinkers and workers. In fact, these two kinds of people are the same, because thinking is also a kind of labor.
43.人生是花，而爱便是花的蜜。
43. Life is a flower, and love is the honey of the flower.
44.道德是真理之花。
44. Morality is the flower of truth.
45.一个专心致志思索的人并不是在虚度光阴。虽然有些劳动是有形的，但也有一种劳动是无形的。
45. A person who is focused on thinking is not wasting time. Although some labor is tangible, there is also a kind of intangible labor.
46.必须永远朝着黎明青春和生命那方面看。
46. One must always look towards the dawn, youth, and life.
47.在任何科学上的雏形，都有它双重的形象：胚胎时的丑恶，萌芽时的美丽。
47. In the embryonic stage of any science, there is its dual image: the ugliness of the embryo and the beauty of the bud.
48.灾祸和幸福，像没有预料到的客人那样来来去去。它们的规律，轨道和引力的法则，是人们所不能掌握的。
48. Calamity and happiness come and go like unexpected guests. Their laws, orbits, and gravitational forces are beyond human comprehension.
49.在泥土下面，黑暗的地方，才能发现金刚钻；在深入缜密的思维中，才能发现真理。
49. Only in the dark, underground soil can one find diamonds; only in deep and meticulous thinking can one find truth.
50.人生下来不是为了抱着锁链，而是为了展开双翼。
50. People are not born to hold chains, but to spread their wings.
51.哪里有思想，哪里就有威力。
51. Where there is thought, there is power.
52.对于爱情，年是什么？既是分钟，又是世纪。说它是分钟是因为在爱情的甜蜜之中，它像闪电一般瞬息即逝；说它是世纪，是因为它在我们身上建筑生命之后的幸福的永生。
52. For love, what is age? It is both a minute and a century. It is a minute because in the sweetness of love, it passes as quickly as lightning; it is a century because it builds an eternal happiness in our lives after building our lives.
53.坚持真理的人是伟大的。
53. Those who adhere to the truth are great.
54.人的智慧掌握着三把钥匙，一把开启数字，一把开启字母，一把开启音符。知识、思想、幻想就在其中。
54. Human wisdom holds three keys: one to unlock numbers, one to unlock letters, and one to unlock musical notes. Knowledge, thought, and imagination lie within them.
55.从梦幻中清醒过来是多大的幸福呀！
55. What a great happiness it is to wake up from a dream!
56.丧失人格的诗人比没有诗才而硬要写诗的人更可鄙，更低劣，更有罪。
56. A poet who loses his dignity is more despicable, inferior, and guilty than a person without poetic talent who insists on writing poetry.
57.坚强、稀有的性格便是这样创造出来的：苦难，经常是后娘，有时却也是慈母；困苦能孕育灵魂和精神的力量；灾难是傲骨的奶娘；祸患是豪杰的好乳汁。
57. Strong and rare character is created in this way: suffering, often a stepmother, can sometimes be a kind mother; hardship can give birth to the strength of the soul and spirit; disaster is the wet nurse of pride; misfortune is the fine milk of heroes.
58.未来将属于两种人：思想的人和劳动的人。实际上这两种人是一种人，因为思想也是劳动。
58. The future will belong to two kinds of people: thinkers and workers. In fact, these two kinds of people are the same, because thinking is also a kind of labor.
59.进步，意味着目标不断前移，阶段不断更新，它的视野总是不断变化的。
59. Progress means constantly moving the goal forward, constantly renewing the stage, and always changing its horizon.
60.人们不能没有面包而生活；人们也不能没有祖国而生活。
60. People cannot live without bread; people also cannot live without their homeland.
61.青年人，我们要鼓足勇气！不论现在有人要怎样与我们为难，我们的前途一定美好。
61. Young people, let us muster our courage! No matter how others may try to make things difficult for us now, our future will surely be bright.
62.教育！科学！学会读书，便是点燃火炬；每个字的每个音节都发射火星。
62. Education! Science! Learning to read is like lighting a torch; every syllable of every word emits sparks.
63.我们的精神围绕着真理运转，好像群星围绕着太阳。
63. Our spirit revolves around truth, just as the stars revolve around the sun.
64.谁虚度年华，青春就要裉色，生命就会抛弃他们。
64. Whoever idles away their youth will see it fade, and life will abandon them.
65.在泥土下面，黑暗的地方，才能发现金刚钻；在深入缜密的思维中，才能发现真理。
65. Only in the darkness beneath the soil can one find diamonds; only through deep and meticulous thinking can one discover truth.
66.当一个人在深思的时候，他并不是在闲着。有看得见的劳动，也有看不见的劳动。
66. When a person is deep in thought, they are not idle. There is visible labor and invisible labor.
67.邪说和谬见的崩溃造成了光明。我们这般人推翻了旧世界，旧世界就好像一只苦难的瓶，一旦翻倒在人类的头上，就成了一把欢乐的壶。
67. The collapse of fallacies and misconceptions creates light. We, who have overthrown the old world, have turned it from a bottle of suffering when overturned onto humanity’s head, into a jug of joy.
68.我们的精神围绕着真理运转，好像群星围绕着太阳。
68. Our spirit revolves around truth, just as the stars revolve around the sun.
69.顾虑好像一个面对权杖而没有胳膊的残废人，一个面对着结婚幸福的阉人。
69. Anxiety is like a disabled person facing a scepter with no arms, or a eunuch facing the happiness of marriage.
70.所谓活着的人，就是不断挑战的人，不断攀登命运峻峰的人。
70. A truly living person is one who constantly challenges and climbs the steep peaks of fate.
71.人的智慧掌握着三把钥匙，一把开启数字，一把开启字母，一把开启音符。知识、思想、幻想就在其中。
71. Human wisdom holds three keys: one to unlock numbers, one to unlock letters, and one to unlock musical notes. Knowledge, thought, and imagination lie within them.
72.塑成一个雕像，把生命赋给这个雕像，这是美丽的；创造一个有智慧的人，把真理灌输给他，这就更美丽。
72. To shape a statue and give it life is beautiful; to create a wise person and instill truth in them is even more beautiful.
73.多办一所学校，就可少建一座监狱。
73. By establishing more schools, we can build fewer prisons.
74.未来将属于两种人：思想的人和劳动的人。实际上，这两种人是一种人，因为思想也是劳动。
74. The future will belong to two types of people: thinkers and workers. In fact, these two types are one, as thinking is also a form of labor.
75.我宁愿靠自己的力量，打开我的前途，而不愿求有力者垂青。
75. I would rather rely on my own strength to open up my future than seek favor from the powerful.
76.道德是真理之花。
76. Morality is the flower of truth.
77.对那些有自信心而不介意于暂时成败的人，没有所谓失败！对怀着百折不挠的坚定意志的人，没有所谓失败！对别人放手，而他仍然坚持；别人后退，而他仍然前冲的人，没有所谓失败
77. For those with confidence and unconcerned about temporary success or failure, there is no such thing as failure! For those with unyielding determination, there is no such thing as failure! For those who persist while others give up, and who forge ahead while others retreat, there is no such thing as failure.
78.对每次跌倒，而立刻站起来；每次坠地，反会像皮球一样跳得更高的人，没有所谓失败！
78. For those who fall and immediately stand up, and who bounce back higher like a rubber ball after hitting the ground, there is no such thing as failure!
79.使我们摔交的往往是我们的朋友。
79. It is often our friends who cause us to stumble.
80.一个专心致志思索的人并不是在虚度光阴。虽然有些劳动是有形的，但也有一种劳动是无形的。
80. A person who is focused on thinking is not wasting time. Although some labor is tangible, there is also a kind of intangible labor.
81.书籍是造就灵魂的工具。
81. Books are the tools for shaping the soul.
82.丧失人格的诗人比没有诗才而硬要写诗的人更可鄙，更低劣，更有罪。
82. A poet who loses his dignity is more despicable, inferior, and guilty than a person without poetic talent who insists on writing poetry.
83.未来将属于两种人：思想的人和劳动的人。实际上，这两种人是一种人，因为思想也是劳动。
83. The future will belong to two kinds of people: thinkers and workers. In fact, these two kinds of people are the same, because thinking is also a form of labor.
84.教育！科学！学会读书，便是点燃火炬；每个字的每个音节都发射火星。
84. Education! Science! Learning to read is like lighting a torch; every syllable of every word emits sparks.
85.自由只有通过友爱才得以保全。
85. Freedom can only be preserved through fraternity.
86.私通的爱情总是不能天长地久的，只有罩上了神秘的外衣，自己才能心安理得。
86. Secret love affairs never last forever; only when shrouded in a mysterious veil can one feel at ease.
87.唯有人的心灵才是最真实的。
87. The human soul is the most real thing.
88.人类的心灵需要理想甚于物质。
88. The human soul needs ideals more than material things.
89.谦虚比骄傲有力量得多。
89. Modesty is much more powerful than pride.
90.各种各样的蠢事，在每天阅读好书的作用下，仿佛烤在火上的纸一样渐渐燃尽。
90. All kinds of foolishness, under the influence of reading good books every day, gradually burn away like paper on fire.
91.书籍是朋友，虽然没有热情，但是非常忠实。
91. Books are friends, though they may not be warm, but they are very faithful.
92.“拿出胆量来”那一吼声是一切成功之母。
92. “Courage!” That shout is the mother of all success.
93.这种落于俗套的高贵和风雅是再平庸低劣不过的。
93. This kind of conventional nobility and elegance is extremely mediocre and inferior.
94.干精神工作的人而让自己守全从思想掉入梦想，必遭不幸！他自以为进得去便出随时出得来，并认为这两者之间没有什么区别，他想错了！
94. Those who engage in mental work and allow themselves to fall into dreams from thoughts will inevitably suffer misfortune! They think they can enter and leave at will, and believe there is no difference between the two, but they are wrong!
95.谨慎是智慧的长子。
95. Prudence is the eldest son of wisdom.
96.各种蠢事，在每天阅读好书的情况下，仿佛烤在火上一样，渐渐熔化。
96. All kinds of foolishness, when reading good books daily, gradually melt away as if on fire.
孟子名言
Mencius’ Famous Quotes
1.不以规矩，不成方圆。
1. Without rules, there is no order.
2.生于忧患而死于安乐也。
2. Born in adversity, die in comfort.
3.天时不如地利，地利不如人和。
3. Timing is less important than terrain, and terrain is less important than harmony among people.
4.得道者多助，失道者寡助。寡助之至，亲戚畔之，多助之至，天下顺之。
4. Those who follow the right path have many supporters, while those who follow the wrong path have few. When one has few supporters to the extreme, even relatives will turn against them; when one has many supporters to the extreme, the whole world will comply with them.
5.权，然后知轻重；度，然后知长短。
5. Weigh it, and then you will know its weight; measure it, and then you will know its length.
6.人有不为也，而后可以有为。
6. One must know what not to do in order to know what to do.
7.富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，此之谓大丈夫。
7. A true gentleman remains uncorrupted by wealth and position, unashamed by poverty and humbleness, and unyielding in the face of power and force.
8.穷则独善其身，达则兼善天下。
8. When poor, one should focus on self-improvement; when successful, one should work for the betterment of the world.
9.虽有天下易生之物，一日暴之，十日寒之，未有能生者也。
9. Even the most easily grown plants in the world will not survive if exposed to the sun for one day and then left in the cold for ten days.
10.其进锐者，其退速。
10. Those who make rapid progress will also face rapid decline.
11.自暴者，不可与有言也；自弃者，不可与有为也。
11. One who despises themselves cannot engage in meaningful conversations; one who abandons themselves cannot achieve anything together.
12.心之官则思，思则得之，不思则不得也。
12. The function of the mind is to think, and by thinking, one can gain understanding; without thinking, one will not.
13.惟仁者宜在高位。不仁而在高位，是播其恶于众也。
13. Only those with benevolence should hold high positions. If someone without benevolence holds a high position, they will spread their evil to the masses.
14.天子不仁，不保四海；诸侯不仁，不保社稷；卿大夫不仁，不保宗庙；士庶人不仁，不保四体。
14. If the emperor is not benevolent, he cannot protect the four seas; if the vassals are not benevolent, they cannot protect their states and temples; if the high officials are not benevolent, they cannot protect their clans; if the commoners are not benevolent, they cannot protect their bodies.
15.仁者无敌。
15. The benevolent have no enemies.
16.君仁，莫不仁；君义，莫不义；君正，莫不正。
16. If the ruler is benevolent, no one will be unkind; if the ruler is righteous, no one will be unrighteous; if the ruler is upright, no one will be dishonest.
17.爱人者，人恒爱之；敬人者，人恒敬之。
17. Those who love others will always be loved in return; those who respect others will always be respected in return.
18.人有不为也，而后可以有为。
18. One must know what not to do in order to know what to do.
19.居天下之广居，立天下之正位，行天下之大道，得志于民由之，不得志独行其道。
19. To dwell in the vast world, to stand in the righteous position, to follow the great path, and to achieve the will of the people, or to follow one’s own path when not successful.
20.我知言，我善养吾浩然之气。
20. I know how to speak, and I am good at nurturing my righteous spirit.
21.仁之胜不仁也，犹水胜火。今之为仁者，犹以一杯水救一车薪之火也；不熄，则谓之水不胜火，此又与于不仁之甚者也，亦终必亡而已矣。
21. The victory of benevolence over the lack of it is like water overcoming fire. Nowadays, those who practice benevolence are like using a cup of water to extinguish a cartload of firewood; if it does not go out, they say that water cannot overcome fire. This is even more true for those who are extremely lacking in benevolence, and they will eventually perish.
22.五谷者，种之美者也，苟为不熟，不如荑稗。夫仁，亦在乎熟之而已矣。
22. The five grains are the most beautiful seeds, but if they are not ripe, they are not as good as the common weeds. Benevolence is also a matter of maturity.
23.不耻不若人，何若人有？
23. It is better to be ashamed of not being as good as others than to be content with one’s own shortcomings.
24.人之相识，贵在相知，人之相知，贵在知心。
24. In human interactions, the essence lies in understanding each other; in understanding each other, the essence lies in knowing one’s heart.
25.故天将降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其心，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。
25. Thus, when Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it will first exercise his mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with toil. It will expose his body to hunger and his skin to emptiness, and it will take away all that he has. This is to stir his heart, toughen his nature, and enhance his abilities beyond what he could have imagined.
26.人之有道也，饱食暖衣、逸居而无教，则近于禽兽。圣人有忧之，使契为司徒，教以人伦：父子有亲，君臣有义，夫妇有别，长幼有序，朋友有信。
26. When people possess the Way, if they are well-fed and well-clothed, living in comfort without education, they are close to being like beasts. The sages were concerned about this, so they appointed someone as the Minister of Education to teach them human relationships: the father and son have affection, the ruler and subject have righteousness, the husband and wife have distinction, the old and young have order, and friends have trust.
27.五亩之宅，树之以桑，五十者可以衣帛矣。
27. In a five-acre home, plant mulberry trees, and those who are fifty can wear silk.
28.狗彘食人食而不知检，涂有饿莩而不知发。
28. Dogs and pigs eat human food without restraint, while there are starving people on the road, yet no one cares to distribute the food.
29.厩有肥马，民有饥色，野有饿莩，此率兽而食人也。
29. In the stables, there are fat horses, while the people have hungry faces, and the wilds have starved corpses. This is leading beasts to eat people.
30.兽相食，且人恶之，为民父母，行政不免於率兽而食人，恶在其为民父母也。
30. Beasts prey on each other, and people hate it. However, if those who govern the people cannot avoid leading beasts to eat people, how can they be considered as the parents of the people?
31.始作俑者，其无后乎？
31. He who first made the figurines, will he have no descendants?
32.为其象人而用之也。如之何其使斯民饥而死也。
32. Because they resemble humans and are used as such, how can it be that the people are left hungry and dying?
33.如欲平治天下，当今之世，舍我其谁也？
33. If one wishes to govern the world peacefully, in today’s world, who else can do it but me?
34.不挟长，不挟贵，不挟兄弟而友。
34. Do not rely on seniority, do not rely on wealth, and do not rely on brothers for friendship.
35.事，孰为大？事亲为大；守，孰为大？守身为大。不失其身而能事其亲者，吾闻之也；失其身而能事其亲者，吾未闻也。孰不为事？事亲、事之本也；孰不为守？守身，守之本也。
35. Which matter is the most important? Serving one’s parents is the most important; which duty is the most important? Guarding one’s body is the most important. I have heard of those who do not lose themselves and can serve their parents; I have not heard of those who lose themselves and can still serve their parents. Which matter is not attended to? Serving one’s parents is the foundation of all matters; which duty is not guarded? Guarding one’s body is the foundation of all duties.
36.不得乎亲，不可以为人；不顺乎亲，不可以为子。
36. If you cannot obtain the affection of your parents, you cannot be a person; if you do not obey your parents, you cannot be a son.
37.填然鼓之，兵刃既接，弃甲曳兵而走，或百步而后止，或五十步而后止。以五十步笑百步，则何如？
37. Bang the drum and march into battle, then discard your armor and flee when the swords clash. Some run a hundred steps before stopping, and some run fifty steps before stopping. To mock those who run a hundred steps while only running fifty steps yourself, what is the difference?
38.乐民之乐者，民亦乐其乐；忧民之忧者，民亦忧其忧。
38. If you take pleasure in the joy of the people, they will also take pleasure in your joy; if you share the worries of the people, they will also share their worries with you.
39.鱼，我所欲也，熊掌亦我所欲也；二者不可得兼，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。生亦我所欲也，义亦我所欲也；二者不可得兼，舍生而取义者也。
39. Fish is what I desire, and bear’s paw is also what I desire. Since both cannot be obtained, I would give up fish and choose bear’s paw. Life is what I desire, and righteousness is also what I desire. Since both cannot be obtained, I would give up life and choose righteousness.
40.老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼。
40. Honor the elderly as you honor your own, and care for the young as you care for your own.
41.杀一无罪非仁也，非其有而取之非义也。
41. To kill an innocent person is not benevolent, and to take what is not yours is not righteous.
42.贤者在位，能者在职。
42. Let the virtuous hold positions of power, and let the capable have their jobs.
43.尊贤使能，后杰在位。
43. Respect the virtuous and employ the capable, so that outstanding talents can take their place.
44.民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。
44. The people are the most important, the state is next, and the ruler is the least important.
45.人皆可以为尧舜。
45. All men can become as virtuous as Yao and Shun.
46.贤者以其昭昭使人昭昭，今以其昏昏使人昭昭。
46. The wise illuminate others by their own brightness; today, they dim others with their own darkness.
47.有为者辟若掘井，掘井九轫而不及泉，犹为弃井也。
47. He who takes action is like a well-digger; if he gives up before reaching the water, the well is still abandoned.
48.君子有三乐，而王天下不与存焉。父母俱在，兄弟无故，一乐也；仰不愧于天，俯不怍于人，二乐也；得天下英才而教育之，三乐也。
48. A gentleman has three joys, and ruling the world is not among them. Having both parents alive and brothers without mishap is one joy; having no regrets towards heaven and no shame towards men is the second joy; nurturing and educating the talented from all over the world is the third joy.
49.不耻不若人，何若人有？
49. If you are not ashamed of being inferior to others, how can you be like them?
50.民为贵、社稷次之、君为轻。
50. The people are the most important, the state is next, and the ruler is the least.
51.尽信书，不如无书。
51. Trusting books completely is not as good as having no books at all.
52.夫人必自侮，然后人侮之；家必自毁，而后人毁之；国必自伐，而后人伐之。
52. A person must first humiliate himself before others humiliate him; a family must first destroy itself before others destroy it; a country must first weaken itself before others weaken it.
53.祸福无不自己求之者。
53. Both misfortune and fortune are sought by oneself.
54.君子不怨天，不尤人。
54. A gentleman does not complain about heaven or blame others.
55.养心莫善于寡欲。
55. There is no better way to cultivate one’s mind than to have few desires.
56.孔子登东山而小鲁，登泰山而小天下。
56. Confucius climbed the Eastern Mountain and felt small compared to Lu; he climbed Mount Tai and felt small compared to the world.
57.恻隐之心，仁之端也；羞恶之心，义之端也；辞让之心，礼之端也；是非之心，智之端也。
57. The heart of compassion is the beginning of benevolence; the heart of shame is the beginning of righteousness; the heart of modesty is the beginning of propriety; the heart of discerning right from wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
58.恭者不侮人，俭者不夺人。
58. The respectful do not humiliate others, and the frugal do not take from others.
59.爱人者，人恒爱之；敬人者，人恒敬之。
59. Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others.
60.乐民之乐者，民亦乐其乐；忧民之忧者，民亦忧其忧。乐以天下，忧以天下，然而不王者，未之有也。
60. He who takes joy in the happiness of the people will also be happy with their happiness; he who shares the worries of the people will also share their worries. To share the happiness and worries of the world, and yet not become a true ruler, has never happened.
61.万乘之国，弑其君者必千乘之家。千乘之国，弑其君者必百乘之家。
61. In a state with ten thousand chariots, the one who kills the ruler must come from a family with a thousand chariots. In a state with a thousand chariots, the one who kills the ruler must come from a family with a hundred chariots.
62.君子以仁存心，以礼存心。仁者爱人，有礼者敬人。爱人者人恒爱之，敬人者人恒敬之。
62. A gentleman keeps benevolence and propriety in mind. The benevolent love others, and the courteous respect others. Those who love others will always be loved by others, and those who respect others will always be respected by others.
韩非子名言
Han Feizi’s famous sayings
1.欲速则不达。——《韩非子•外储说左上》
1. Haste makes waste. - “Han Feizi • Outer Storage, Part 1, Upper Chapter”
2.不吹毛而求小疵。——《韩非子•大体》
2. Do not nitpick without reason. —— “Han Feizi • The General Outline”
3.道私者乱，道法者治。
3. Those who follow private interests will cause chaos, while those who follow the law will bring order.
4.以子之矛，攻子之盾。——《韩非子•难一》
4. Use your own spear to attack your own shield. —— “Han Feizi • Difficult Questions I”
5.欲成其事，先败其事。
5. To achieve something, first let it fail.
6.千里之堤，毁于蚁穴。——《韩非子•喻老》
6. A thousand-mile dike may be destroyed by an ant hole. —— “Han Feizi • The Parable of the Old Man”
7.华而不实，虚而无用。——《韩非子•难言》
7. Ostentatious but insubstantial, empty and useless. —— “Han Feizi • Hard to Speak”
8.巧诈不如拙诚，惟诚可得人心。——《韩非子•说林上》
8. Clever deceit is not as good as simple honesty; only honesty can win people’s hearts. —— “Han Feizi • The Stories of the Forest of Speeches”
9.塞翁失马，焉知非福。——《韩非子•说难》
9. The old man lost his horse, but how do you know it will not bring good fortune? —— “Han Feizi • The Difficulties of Speaking”
10.长袖善舞，多钱善贾。——《韩非子•五蠹》
10. Long sleeves are good for dancing, and lots of money is good for trade. —— “Han Feizi • The Five Vermin”
11.明主之所导制其臣者，二柄而已矣。二柄者，刑德也。何谓刑德？曰：杀戮之谓刑，庆赏之谓德。
11. The means by which a wise ruler guides and controls his ministers are two: punishment and reward. What are punishment and reward? They are called punishment when it involves killing, and reward when it involves celebration and rewards.
12.凡奸臣皆欲顺人主之心，以取亲幸之势也。是以主有所善，臣从而誉之；主有所憎，臣因而毁之。凡人之大体，取舍同者则相是也，取舍异者则相非也。
12. All treacherous ministers want to cater to the ruler’s preferences to gain his favor and status. Thus, when the ruler likes something,
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