20 Classic Quotes

经典语录 Classic Quotes

1. Even though time and circumstances will change, the cause for lament will remain the same.	虽世殊事异，所以兴怀，其致一也。	Suī shì shū shì yì, suǒyǐ xìng huái, qí zhì yī yě.	~ Wang Xizhi	Like this?
2. When scholars of the highest class hear about the Dao, they practice it earnestly.	上士闻道，勤而行之。	Shàng shì wén dào, qín ér xíng zhī.	~ Laozi	Like this?
3. Surely that which is such a kind arbiter of my life is the best arbiter of my death.	善吾生者，乃所以善吾死也。	Shàn wú shēng zhě, nǎi suǒ yǐ shàn wú sǐ yě.	~  Zhuangzi	Like this?
4. How do I know that what I call knowing is not really ignorance?	庸詎知吾所謂知之非不知邪？	Yōng jù zhī wú suǒ wèi zhī zhī fēi bù zhī xié?	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
5. If you meet the Buddha, kill him.	逢佛殺佛。	Féng fó shā fó.	~ Linji	Like this?
6. I would gladly wander in Paradise, but it is far away and there is no road.	诚愿游昆华，邈然兹道绝。	Chéng yuàn yóu kūn huá, miǎo rán zī dào jué.	~ Tao Yuanming	Like this?
7. When the body bends, the shadow bends; when the body is straight, the shadow is straight.	形枉則影曲，形直則影正。	Xíng wǎng zé yǐng qū, xíng zhí zé yǐng zhèng.	~ Liezi	Like this?
8. Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?	學而時習之、不亦悅乎?	Xué ér shí xí zhī、bú yì yuè hū?	~ Confucius	Like this?
9. To me non-action is true happiness, yet the world regards it as great hardship.	吾以无为诚乐矣，又俗之所大苦也。	Wú yǐ wúwéi chéng lè yǐ，yòu sú zhī suǒ dà kǔ yě.	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
10. Life is a borrowed thing.	生者，假借也。	Shēng zhě, jiǎ jiè yě.	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
11. Know the white, but stay [close] to the black.	知其白，守其黑。	Zhī qí bái, shǒu qí hēi.	~ Laozi	Like this?
12. Glaring confusion and doubt is what the sage uses for a map.	是故滑疑之耀，聖人之所圖也。	Shìgù huá yí zhī yào, shèngrén zhī suǒ tú yě.	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
13. To reach the ultimate emptiness, observe stillness earnestly.	致虚极，守静笃。	Zhì xū jí, shǒu jìng dǔ.	~ Laozi	Like this?
14. He who sees what is right but does not act lacks courage.	见义不为，无勇也。	Jiàn yì bù wéi, wú yǒng yě.	~ Confucius	Like this?
15. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him?	吾安得忘言之 人而與之言哉?	Wú ān dé wànɡ yán zhī rén ér yǔ zhī yán zāi?	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
16. Everyone knows that to be useful is useful, but who knows how useful it is to be useless?	人皆知有用之用，而莫知无用之用也。	Rén jiē zhī yǒuyòng zhī yòng, ér mò zhī wúyòng zhī yòng yě.	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
17. As to what is within the Six Realms, the sage theorizes but does not debate.	六合之內，聖人論而不議。	Liùhé zhī nèi, shèngrén lùn ér búyì.	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
18. As to what is beyond the Six Realms, the sage admits its existence but does not theorize.	六合之外，聖人存而不論。	Liùhé zhī wài, shèngrén cún ér búlùn.	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
19. Forget the years; forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!	忘年忘义，振于无竟，故寓诸无竟。	Wàng nián wàng yì, zhèn yú wú jìng, gù yù zhū wú jìng.	~ Zhuangzi	Like this?
20. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.	认识自己是一切智慧的开端。	Rènshi zìjǐ shì yīqiè zhìhuì de kāiduān.	~ Aristotle	Like this?

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