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百年大樹，必經多少風霜摧殘

百丈高樓，必經多少物力艱辛

百年老店，必經多少興衰滄桑

百歲老翁，必經多少坎坷考驗

An ancient tree survives wind and frost.

A skyscraper is raised with money and sweat.

An old business has its ups and downs.

An old man is tested by misfortune.

成功的裏面，包含了多少辛酸

名人的雙肩，承受了多少壓力

榮耀的背後，付出了多少代價

偉大的成就，奉獻了多少犧牲

To succeed,one needs hardship.

To be celebrated,one needs pressure.

To gain honor,one needs to labor.

To achieve,one needs to sacrifice and be dedicated.

千里道路要靠小石鋪成

萬仞山峰要從小路攀登

美麗織錦要用小針繡出

幸福人生要存小心走過

A thousand-mile road is paved with tiny pebbles.

Narrow roads lead to high mountains.

Gorgeous embroidery requires a fine needle.

A happy life needs attentive planning.

飛鴿千里傳書，才有人豢養

駿馬萬里奔馳，才有人喜愛

海豚盡力演出，才有人喝采

做人力爭上游，才有人欣賞

Pigeons are bred to fly letters afar.

Horses are praised that race like the wind.

Dolphins are loved that entertain greatly.

People are admired who strive to advance.

重複的舉止，會變成習慣

定型的習慣，會變成個性

個性的所向，會決定命運

命運的好壞，會決定一生

Repeated action becomes habit.

Habit becomes character.

Character becomes fate.

Fate rules your life.

不肯回顧傳統的人，沒有過去

不願瞻望前景的人，沒有未來

不能把握當下的人，沒有現在

不能主宰自己的人，沒有永恆

Those who don't look back have no past.

Those who don't look forward have no future.

Those who don't seize the moment have no present.

Those who don't master themselves will not change society.

能忍一時之氣，自能增長無限福德

能起一念之善，自能消弭無限罪業

Avoid a moment's anger and gain endless merit.

A moment of compassion diminishes endless bad karma.

寧可奮鬥一生，不能喪志一時

寧可吃虧一時，不可懊悔一生

It is better to think about improving your future than to be discouraged by one bad moment.

It is better to take a momentary loss than to regret the rest of your life.

榮耀來到時，要「檢查自己的心」，否則我慢的高牆會隔絕自己的視野

煩惱臨頭時，要「檢查自己的心」，否則瞋怒的火焰會焚毀自己的功德

When honor comes,examine your mind,lest a wall of arrogance block your view.

When trouble comes,examine your mind,lest the fire to hatred consume your merits.

外境紛亂時，要「檢查自己的心」，否則貪欲的洪流會淹沒自己的意志

得失憂患時，要「檢查自己的心」，否則疑嫉的邪風會吹垮自己的信心

When your world is in chaos,examine your mind,lest the torrent of worry drown your will.

When you are worried about gain and loss,examine your mind,lest the winds of suspicion and jealousy blast your confidence.

人生中，每一次的經驗都是前進的基石

生命裏。每一次的成敗都是未來的借鏡

Every experience is a footstep into the future.

Every failure or success is a glimpse into the future.

對人不侵犯，侵犯別人，必將見棄於人

責己不推諉，推諉責任，必難獲信於人

Don't violate people's rights,lest you be rejected by them.

Don't shirk responsibility,lest you lose your credit.

遭譭謗時能自省，則德曰隆

聞讚譽時心謙下，則道曰增

If you can examine yourself when you are slandered,you will be more virtuous.

If you can be modest when you are commended,your practice and cultivation will be strengthened.

後步不舍，就無法跨步向前

前執不除，就無法客觀明理

Without moving the hind leg,one cannot move forward.

Without getting rid of attachment,one cannot be objective,intelligent,and open-minded.

開口動舌無益於人，戒之莫言

舉心動念無益於人，戒之莫起

舉足動步無益於人，戒之莫行

舉手動力無益於人，戒之莫為

If what you say cannot benefit others,don't say it.

If what you think cannot benefit others,don't think it.

If what you do cannot benefit others,don't do it.

時刻見人不是，此即種下諸惡之根苗

時刻見己之非，此乃廣開萬善之門戶

時刻責怪別人，必定自己有諸多錯失

時刻檢討己過，必能獲得別人的歡喜

Constant fault finding plants evil seeds.

Reflecting on your own faults opens the door of good deeds.

Those who constantly blame others must have seen such faults and shortcomings in themselves.

Making self-examination always makes you welcome.

能容小人是大人，大人無所不容

能處薄德是厚德，厚德無所不德

Being able to tolerate mean people is the mark of great and magnani-mous beings.

Being able to get along with mean people keeps one virtuous.

不誇小善，終積大德，正如涓流，點滴匯聚，終成大海

不除小惡，終必敗事，則如磨石，不見其滅，曰有所損

Not bragging about good deeds accumulates merits,as streams flow into the sea.

Not mending minor flaws leads to failure,as a stone is worn away day by day,unnoticed.

猜忌，使我們遠離信任的目光

懷疑，使我們錯過幸福的召喚

嫉妒，使我們模糊朋友的面貌

妄想，使我們失去現世的擁有

Distrust loses us the trust of others.

Suspicion destroys our contnet-ment.

Jealousy blure our friends' faces.

Daydreaming loses all we have.

一念瞋心如火，燒盡累劫功德之林

一念人我是非，積聚善念付水漂流

Flames of hatred burn forests of merits.

Rivers of malice wash away our good names.

貪圖虛名者易遭損

無德求福者易遭困

無功受祿者易遭辱

爭名奪利者易遭譴

Unmerited wealth is enfeebling.

Unmerited reward is depressing.

Unmerited fame is a trap.

不尊重自己者，容易取辱

不畏懼自己者，容易招禍

不自滿自高者，必能受益

不自是自豪者，必得人緣

The humble are humbled.

The reckless shall fall.

For the modest rich bounty.

For compassion the world.

權重而不專擅者必賢

多金而不慳吝者必仁

才高而不傲物者可師

得意而不忘形者可敬

Rulers must be strong but not despots.

Benefactors must be rich but not misers.

Teachers must be smart but not pedants.

Businessmen must be focused but not driven.

勿以惡小而可為，小惡如水穿石

勿以善小而不為，小善如息日增

勿以權大而可畏，權大久必自傾

勿以膽大而不畏，膽大久會自危

Avoid little bad deeds,which are like water dripping on rocks.

Eventually the water breaks the rocks.

Don't ignore little good deeds.They gather power day by day.

Don't intimidate others with your power.It will decline sooner or later.

Don't depend on your courage too much.It will get you into trouble.

自信者毀譽不能改其志

知足者權利不能變其節

靜心者恩怨不能亂其神

有德者是非不能擾其心

The good are unmoved by gossip.

The serene are unmoved by hell.

Hope and fear do not move the contented.

Nor slander nor praise,as well.

無財非貧，無學為貧

無位非賤，無恥為賤

無壽非夭，無志為夭

無子非孤，無德為孤

Poverty is not lack of money,but lack of learning.

Inferiority is not lack of position,but lack of confidence.

Early death is not loss of life,but loss of will.

Loneliness is not absence of children,but absence of virtue.

物非義不可取

事非見不可說

人非善不可交

念非正不可舉

Don't take what you don't deserve.

Don't tell what you didn't see.

Don't make friends with bad people.

Don't awaken evil thoughts.

小小金剛，能壞須彌

小小星火，能夠燎原

小小細菌，會傷身體

小小懺悔，能破大惡

A little vajra can topple Mount Sumeru.

A little spark can burn down a forest.

A little germ can shatter your body.

A little repentance can repair grave transgressions.

師父弟子不怕分離

能善強者不怕困難

善人君子不怕冤枉

道人學者不怕貧窮

Master and disciple are not afraid of parting.

Able people are not afraid of problems.

Virtuous people are not afraid of slander.

Real Buddhists are not afraid of poverty.

水不動者，湖泊不清

志不強者，智力不遠

言不信者，行持不果

心不堅者，道學不成

Stagnant water cannot make a clear lake.

Wisdom cannot be cultivated without strong will.

Practice and cultivation cannot be successful without keeping one's word.

Enlightenment cannot be achieved without determination.

忍難者必能奮鬥

忍辱者必能知恥

忍氣者必能和諧

忍苦者必能甘美

Those who endure misfortune will be able to strive.

Those who endure humiliation will strive out of conscience.

Those who endure like a punching bag will be able to get along with others.

Those who endure suffering will savor the taste of joyfulness.

樂觀者，英「氣」煥發，人見人愛

易怒者，殺「氣」騰騰，人見人怕

Valiant and vigorous,optimistic people are welcomed by others.

Furious and chilling,hot-tempered people are feared by others.

愚癡邪見即是自造惡業

懶惰懈怠就是自毀前程

自怨自艾終究於事無補

怨天尤人只會更加壞事

I gnorance and perverted thoughts bring bad karma.

Laziness and negligence ruin careers.

Blaming yourself is useless.

Whining and blaming others makes things worse.

有力的人才會忍，有慧的人才能忍

忍是勇敢、擔當，忍是負責、奉獻的表現

Powerful and intelligent people can be tolerant.

Tolerance reveals courage,ability,dedication,and responsibility.

有為者，雖泰山崩於前，仍「氣」定神閑，面不改色

無能者，一遇小事臨身，就「氣」急敗壞，驚慌失措

Able people are calm in crisis.

Inept people panic at a trifle.

瞋心如狂風，會吹走人緣

愚癡如急流，會卷去幸福

我慢如暗礁，會擱淺前途

嫉妒如巨浪，會淹沒理智

Hatred is a blast that blows away good affinity.

Ignorance is a flood that washes away happiness.

Arrogance is a reef that sinks your career.

Jealousy is a wave that drowns your intellect.

要想偉大的人，不一定就能偉大

自然渺小的人，不一定真的渺小

Those who wish to be great are not necessarily great.

Those who work behind the scenes are not necessarily unimportant.

豁達的人氣博，放蕩的人氣散

儉約的人氣固，吝嗇的人氣縮

謹慎的人氣定，拘牽的人氣滯

簡默的人氣和，深險的人氣沉

The spirit of open-minded people is ample.

The spirit of dissolute people is dispelled.

The spirit of frugal people is firm.

The spirit of stingy people is shrinking.

The spirit of prudent people is stable.

The spirit of restrained people is stagnant.

The spirit of silent people is harmonious.

The spirit of deceitful people is sunken.

坦白的人氣真，粗野的人氣陋

鎮靜的人氣凝，空疏的人氣囂

忠厚的人氣寬，顢頇的人氣鈍

精明的人氣清，刻薄的人氣促

The spirit of frank people is candid.

The spirit of wild people is tense.

The spirit of calm people is concentrated.

The spirit of hollow people is haughty.

The spirit of honest people is spacious.

The spirit of ignorant people is dull.

The spirit of keen people is clear.

The spirit of cold-hearted people is hurried.

樹木，沒有經過日曬雨淋，不能長高

人才，沒有經過千錘百煉，不能健全

Trees cannot grow unless bathed in heat and rain.

People cannot be pure without strict training.

賢而得財，則損其志

最好得財後更為賢能

愚而得財，則益其過

最好得財後能去愚癡

Wealth frustrates the will of the virtuous.It is better to become virtuous after becoming rich.

Wealth increases the faults of the stupid.It is better to get rid of ignorance after becoming rich.

跌倒的時候，要能認識障礙，勇敢站起

失意的時候，要能自我檢討，再次出發

困難的時候，要能冷靜分析，突破執著

徬徨的時候，要能看清目標，不變隨緣

When you stumble,find out why and pull yourself up.

When you are frustated,find the reason and start again.

When you have problems,ask if you are the cause and break your stubbornness.

When you are baffled,examine your goal and follow causes and conditions.

莫謂我身不如人，不如我者更多人

莫謂我身比人好，有人比我更加好

Don't whine about inferiority:some are worse than you.

Don't swell with superiority:some re better than you.

常懷感恩，較能進步

常能慚愧，較易進德

Gratitude makes for progress.

Conscience makes for virtue.

自滿是阻礙進步的最大因素

傲慢是破壞道業的最大敵人

Arrogance is the chief hindrance to improvement.

Arrogance is the chief enemy of practice and cultivation.

聽聞不足，必須補於思考

思考不足，必須補於實踐

If we have not learned,we should think more.

If we have not thought,we should practice more.

「結緣」助成善業，化解惡因

「結怨」成事不足，敗事有餘

Making good affinity helps you attain good karma and dissolve bad causes and conditions.

Making bad affinity brings failure.

真正的聾子是聞善言而不著意的人

真正的盲人是見人好而不歡喜的人

真正的啞巴是口裏說不出好話的人

真正的智障是對真理不生欣羨的人

The truly deaf do not listen to good advice.

The truly blind do not look at others' good deeds.

The truly dumb never speak well of others.

The truly retarded reject the truth.

成功不必在我，只要俯仰無愧

失敗無須介意，只要努力不懈

When you work hard,don't worry about success or failure.

When you have done your best,don't worry it you failed.

考試的窄門，總會有一些人中選

考試的結束，總會有一些人落榜

跨進門檻的人，並不意味成功的一生

被摒在外的人，也不註定永世的失敗

Some will pass their examinations,some fail.

Those who pass won't necessarily succeed later,and those who fail will not stay down forever.

當挫敗困厄的時候，要能不氣不餒不惱

當恐懼徬徨的時候，要能無憂無慮無苦

當遭受批評的時候，要能反省慚愧懺悔

當遇到瓶頸的時候，要以積極奮鬥進取

When baffled,don't be upset.

When frightened,be carefree.

When criticized,examine yourself and change.

When frustrated,work harder.

有不怕跌倒的毅力，才能學會走路

有改過向善的決心，才能贏得信任

有不畏碰壁的精神，才能找到出口

有精進降魔的勇氣，才能邁向成功

When we are not afraid of stumbling, we learn to walk.

When we determine to do good,we win trust.

When we are not afraid of obstacles,we find a way.

When we have the courage to subdue demons,we march towards success.

失業不可恥，無志才可悲

失學不可憐，不學才可哀

失才不可憂，缺德才可懼

失敗不可怕，絕望才可歎

The pity is not to be unemployed,but to lack will.

The pity is not to be uneducated,but not to try to learn.

The pity is not to lack talent,but to be immoral.

The pity is not to fail,but to lack hope.

有權勢的人，權勢不偉大，平凡才偉大

有名位的人，名位不重要，人格才崇高

Influential people are at their best when they do not flaunt their power.

Important people are great only when they rely on their character,not their position.

自我反省是進步之母

自我作賤是墮落之源

Self-examination is the mother of progress.

Self-humiliation is the source of degradation.

寧可做個無名的善人，不可成為風光的惡人

Better do good anonymously than do ill famously.

良好的習慣要用心去培養

不好的習慣要用心去改過

Cultivate good habits diligently.

Transform bad habits diligently.

有志氣者，不受人侮

有骨氣者，不受人憐

The determined cannot be brought down.

The courageous do not crave sympathy.

為人所不能為，是丈夫事業

忍人所不能忍，是聖賢修養

Doing the impossible is the task of great beings.

Tolerating the intolerable is the cultivation of sages.

凡事求人，不易成功

自己承擔，容易成就

Always relying on others leads to failure.

Taking responsibility leads to success.

看他人錯失處，當反觀內省

說他人是非時，將自己勘驗

Look at yourself when pointing out flaws in others.

Think twice the before you condemn.

不合作，是做人最大的缺陷

不明理，是做人最大的聰明

不貳過，是做人最大的聰明

不遷怒，是做人最大的修養

The worst fault is unwillingness to get along.

The worst ignorance is blindness to truth.

The wisest thing is not to repeat a mistake.

The best cultivation is not to blame others for your faults.

忍耐的大地最為厚實，故要增長忍耐

傲慢的高山最難攀登，故要去除我慢

煩惱的蔓草滋長最快，故要斷除煩惱

心念的疾風最難捉摸，故要守護真心

As the earth is willing to carry all things,we must strengthen our endurance.

As the high moutain is hard to climb,we must get rid of arrogance.

As the weeds of defilement grow most quickly,we must cut defilement away.

As the wind of thought is hardest to catch,we must protect our frue minds.

改過才會進步

認錯才能增上

助人才能結緣

內斂才能養德

Admitting faults leads to correction.

Correcting faults leads to progress.

Helping others leads to good affinity.

Self-examination leads to virtue.

自不能正身，而欲正他人者，謂之失德

自不肯敬人，而欲他人敬己，謂之悖禮

One who behaves badly,but corrects others,is whithout virtue.

One who is rude,but expects courtesy from others,is without manners.

想要成功立業，必須堅持理想

欲得美夢成真，就應切實力行

Persist in your goal of a successful business.

Work hard to make your dreams come true.

是小人，歡喜君子犯過，唯恐天下不亂也

是君子，恥聽小人之惡，不忍世間紛爭也

A mean person loves to hear that good people have made mistakes;he prefers a world in chaos.

A virtuous person hates to hear that mean people have done bad things;he enjoys a tranquil world.

有承擔，才有進步

肯付出，才有收穫

Do your duty if you hope to advance.

Be charitable if you want a rich harvest.

兩方鬥，兩方臭

兩人讓，兩人有

People lose who fight.

People win who yield.

看那傷殘缺陷的人，自己的健康何等幸福！

看那饑寒交迫的人，自己的飽食何等溫暖！

看那苦役勞動的人，自己的悠閒何等快樂！

看那身系囹圄的人，自己的自由何等珍貴！

The sick teach us the fortune of good health.

The hungry teach us the happiness of prosperity.

The overworked teach us the delight of leisure.

The imprisond teach us the joy of freedom.

烈日嚴寒可以奪走人的生命

風暴流沙可以淹沒人的身體

懸懸峭壁可以摧毀人的前途

聲色貨利可以腐蝕人的心志

Heat and cold may kill us.

Storms can destroy our belongings.

Cliffs and precipices threaten our safety.

Sensual pleasures eat away at our minds.

美色的後面有危險的深淵

金錢的後面有虎狼的魔爪

毒品的後面有毀滅的陷阱

懈怠的後面有失敗的人生

There's a dangerous abyss in the lure of a beauty.

They are demon's claws that ensnare you with gold.

There's a vicious trap in a life of drugs.

There's moral rot in the life of idleness.

禁得起災難的考驗，才能實現理想

耐得了失敗的挫折，才能成功立業

If you rise above failure,you may yet succeed.

If you withstand disappointment,you will succeed.

人生如行船，無論何時何地，都要張滿信心的風帆

人生如戲場，無論是安是危，都要鼓舞奮發的鬥志

Like sailboats we go,billowing with confidence.

Like soldiers in battle,we persevere under fire.

對人少一點侵犯，多一點愛護則德曰隆

對人少一點迫害，多一點尊重則緣愈廣

對人少一點瞋恨，多一點忍辱則福必增

對人少一點貪戀，多一點隨緣則心自在

Caring without intruding increases our virtue.

Respecting without annoying makes good affinity.

Tolerating without aversion accumulates merits.

Flexibility without attachment frees us from care.

能夠拋棄仇恨的刀劍，自能獲得身心的自在

能夠卸下執著的枷鎖，自能享受清涼的禪悅

Relinquish the sword of hatred,free your body and mind.

Sever the bond of obstinacy,profit from meditation.

當煩惱無耐的時候，要能忍耐而不讓情緒失控

當寂寞無助的時候，要更堅強而不生心生退卻

When powerless and worried,be calm and patient.

When powerless and lonely,be confident and strong.

快樂，是人之所求，但太樂則樂極生悲

憂苦，是人之所厭，但太苦則無以奮志

We seek happiness,but too much of it leads to sorrow.

We fly from suffering because too much of it is dispiriting.

不當看的不看，否則會看出煩惱來

不當聽的不聽，否則會聽出痛苦來

不當問的不問，否則會問出是非來

不當做的不做，否則會做出問題來

Do not see what you should not see;it will trouble you.

Do not hear what you should not hear;it will trouble you.

Do not ask what you should not ask;it will trouble you.

Do not do what you should not do;it will trouble you.

有出息的人，能將不好的事物轉化為自我奮發的動能

有作為的人，能將刺耳的語言轉化成慈悲喜舍的音樂

A gifted person gains energy from adversity.

A gifted person turns harsh words into the music of compassion,lovingkindness,joyfulness,and equanimity.

很自重的人，自不會做出自取其辱的事

能尊人的人，自不會說出令人難堪的話

Those who respect themselves do not humiliate themselves.

Those who respect others do not humiliate others.

失敗中可能出現成功的曙光，因此要敗而不餒

成功也可能暗藏失敗的陰影，因此要勝而不驕

Don't be discouraged by failure;it is the first stage of success.

Don't boast about success;it masks the shadow of failure.

修身不可貪財、貪愛、貪瞋

為人不可自大、自怨、自艾

交友不可無信、無義、無恥；

處世不可負國、負人、負己

To practice and cultivate,don't be attached to money,love,or hate.

To get along,don't be arrogant,whine,or blame yourself.

To make friends,don't be false,corrupt,or unprincipled.

To carry on in society,don't be faithless to the nation,the people,or yourself.

有的人值得被人利用，故能成才

有的人堪受被人利用，故能成器

有的人不能被人利用，故難成功

有的人拒絕被人利用，故難成就

Those worthy of being used will be successful.

Those willing to be used will be useful.

Those who cannot be used will hardly be successful.

Those who refuse to be used will hardly be useful.

有志者，自有千方百計

無志者，只有千難萬險

The determined will do everything to succeed.

The irresolute think it's impossible to achieve anything.

心中不舒服而介意，謂之「氣」，氣生則神傷

胸中不抱殘而奮起，謂之「志」，志立則神明

The nuisance anger is the father of misery.

Determination is not turned aside by worry;determination is the mother of brilliance.

逢師不學去後悔

遇賢不交別後悔

事親不孝喪後悔

對主不忠退後悔

If you do not learn from a good teacher,you will regret it.

If you do not make friends with a sage,you will regret it.

If you do not show filial piety,you will regret it when your parents die.

If you are not loyal to your boss,you will regret it when you are fired.

見義不為過後悔

見危不救陷後悔

因果不信報後悔

佛道不修死後悔

If you do not have the courage to do what's right,you will regret it always.

If you do not save someone from danger,you will regret it.

If yiu do not believe in the law of causality,you will regret it after the karmic retribution.

If you do not walk the path of Buddhahood,you will regret it after you die.

想要樹立良好的形象，要立德

想要獲得事業的成功，要立志

想要改善自我的生活，要立業

想要贏得後人的緬懷，要立言

Attain virtue to gain repute.

Go into business to improve your life.

Make a plan to succeed in business.

Write with skill to be celebrated by history.

沒有志氣的人，千言萬語好比耳邊風

胸懷大志的人，一言半語皆如及時雨

For the hesitant,a thousand words do not help.

For the determined,a word or two is like spring rain.

人生最大的敵人，不是別人，而是自己

人生最大的勝利，不是制敵，而是克己

You are your biggest enemy.

Subduing yourself is your greatest victory.

濫用則多費

多費則多營

多營則多求

多求則多辱

You must spend greatly to squander greatly.

If you spend greatly,you must scheme grandly.

If you scheme grandly,you will demand greatly.

If you demand greatly,you will be humbled massively.

能寬者為廣

能廣者為大

能大者為容

能容者為有

A magnanimous person may be learned.

A learned person may be great.

A great person will be tolerant.

A tolerant person may be wealthy.

多讀歷史的名人故事可以養量

多想自己的心胸懷抱可以養志

To cultivate magnanimity,study the lives of the great.

To cultivate determination,weigh your ideals and aspirations.

名利勘不破，道德難以增長

私情放不下，事功難以建立

To cultivate virtue you must renounce fame and gain.

Your career will fail if you don't renounce selfishness.

寧可認錯，莫要說謊

寧可被怪，莫要負疚

寧可吃虧，莫要結怨

寧可無用，莫要禍世

Better to admit a mistake than to lie.

Better to be wronged than to do wrong.

Better to be taken advantage of than to have bad relations.

Better to be thought useless than to bring ruin to the world.

以寬厚為師，可以養量

以儉僕為師，可以養家

以奮發為師，可以養志

以淡泊為師，可以養德

Use magnanimity to grow more magnanimous.

Use frugality to sustain your family.

Use earnestness to cultivate your resolve.

Use detachment to enlarge your virtue.

人生的旅途，不怕跑得慢，就怕原地站

人生的事業，不怕不如人，就怕志不立

In your lifelong journey press forward,but relax when things sometimes bog down.

In your lifelong journey be steadfast,but stay calm when you feel overwhelmed.

心高，則氣傲

心浮，則氣躁

心虛，則理明

心實，則志堅

If your mind is proud,you will be arrogant.

If your mind is vacillating,you will be impatient.

If your mind is modest,you will be astute.

If your mind is pragmatic,you will be resolute.

凡人但見「利之為利」，不知「無害之利」為大

聖人既見「害之為害」，尤知「有利之害」為盛

We must recognize that a good deed that is harmless is far better than one that harms a few.

The wise know that a bad deed that helps somebody is far worse than one that helps nobody.

山珍海味少不了鹽

花語巧語當不了錢

功成名就少不了行

投機取巧少了不功

Salt makes a delicious dish sumptuous.

Honeyed words cannot make you rich.

Practice is rquired for attainment.

Opportunism cannot make you a success.

實務比理論有用

行動比空談有力

勤學比天才有成

苦幹比聰明有功

More useful than theory is practice.

More powerful than words is action.

More valuable than genius is edu-cation.

More practical than intellect is hard work.

若欲杜人之口，菲若自己謹言

若欲塞人之耳，莫若自己慎行

Cautious speech averts eavesdropping.

Cautious behavior arrests gossip.