When it comes to classics, what people usually think of is works that can withstand the test of time.In fact, the word classics specifically referred to "classics" and "classics" in ancient times.
Generally speaking, the "Classic" is mainly the "Thirteen Classics" formed after the Southern Song Dynasty.It is the basic content of the imperial examination.
If the scriptures are used to establish arguments, historical books are used to support evidence and provide ideas.It is also the use of what Sima Qian, a pioneer of historical science, said, "Study the relationship between heaven and man, understand the changes of ancient and modern times."
So, let’s read the famous quotes in history books together.
1、The righteousness is touching the gentleman, and the profit is touching the villain. "Book of Jin: Biography of Fu Deng"
Translation: Morality can move gentlemen, and interests can move villains.
2、If you are too tough, you will be broken. As far as you can see, you will be able to observe "Book of Jin·Zhou Qiye"
Translation: If you are too straight, you will break; if you are extremely clear, you will have no disciples.
3、The way to serve the country is to be trustworthy than food.The key to establishing a person is to first and then write "Book of Song Dynasty·Biography of Jiangyi"
Translation: The principle of governing the country is to give people food rather than giving people faith. You must be honest in your life before you can embellish it with writing.
4、A wise man will make a mistake if he has a thousand thoughts;A foolish person will get one thing if he thinks a thousand times."Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin"
Translation: A smart person always makes a mistake after thousands of considerations;A stupid person will always gain one after thousands of considerations.
5、When a bird is about to die, its singing is sad;When a person is about to die, his words are good."Records of the Grand Historian: The Creative Biography"
Translation: When a bird is about to die, its cry is sad;When a person is about to die, his words are also kind.
6、It is impossible to turbid its source and look at its flow, and to curl its form and want its straightness."Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Liu Ban"
Translation: It is impossible to hope that clear spring water flows out from the turbid source, and to hope that the distorted body has a straight shadow.
7、What is ignorance when heaven knows, earth knows, I knows, and son knows."Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Yang Zhen"
Translation: God knows, the earth knows, I know, you know, how can you say that no one knows?
8、It is better to retreat and build a net than to envy fish in the abyss. "Book of Han: Biography of Dong Zhongshu"
Translation: Standing by the deep pool and hoping to get the fish inside, it is better to go home and weave a net.
9、It is as if you are in the abyss and walking on thin ice.Fighting and trembling, be careful every day."Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Emperor Guangwu's Chronicle"
Translation: You should be as worried as you are facing the abyss and walking on thin ice, trembling with fear, and be more cautious every day.
10、The world is bustling, and it is all for profit;The world is bustling, all for profit."Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Merchants"
Translation: (Life is nothing more than pursuing fame and fortune) The world is bustling, and they all come for profit;The world is bustling, and it is all for profit.
11、Those who are in the conscience of virtue will prosper, and those who are in the conscience of virtue will perish."Book of Han: Emperor Gao Ji"
Translation: Only those who follow morality will prosper, while those who do not follow morality will inevitably perish.
12、Farming is the foundation of the world and is what the people rely on to live."Book of Han·Emperor Wen"
Translation: Agriculture is the foundation of the world and the source of food and clothing for the people to survive.
13、If you fail to change your mistakes, it is called a mistake."Book of Han·Chengdi Ji"
Translation: If you make a mistake, you don’t repent. This is the mistake.
14、Cold is in the clothes, and it does not wait for light warmth;When hunger comes from food, you don’t want to give up;Hunger and cold come to your body, regardless of shame."Han Shu·Food and Message"
Translation: In cold weather, people will not wait for the warm winter clothes made of fox fur or silk cotton (without choosing clothes);When people are hungry, they will not wait for sweet food (eat without choice);When people are hungry and cold, they will not consider their integrity and shame.
15、Take the initiative first, and take the initiative later."Book of Han·Biography of Xiang Ji"
Translation: Attack first, you can subdue the enemy, and then you will only be controlled
16、The wise see danger invisible, and the wise see disaster in the past."The Three Kingdoms: Wei Shu 28: Biography of Zhong Hui"
Translation: A wise man can foresee before danger is formed, and a wise man will be aware before disasters occur.
17、People who know how to advance but not retreat, and those who know how to be willing but not satisfied, are burdened by difficulties and humiliation and blame for regret."The Three Kingdoms: Wei Shu Twenty-Seventh Biography of Wang Chang"
Translation: What is worried is that people know how to move forward but not backward, and know how to ask for but not satisfied, so they will have the fault of being embarrassed and insulted, and the fault of regret.
18、If you are not good at books, you will not hurt you if you like them."The Three Kingdoms"· "The Book of Wu Three·Biography of the Master of Three Heroes"
Translation: What I worry about reading is that people don’t like it, and it doesn’t hurt to like it.
19、Success or failure is related, and the reason is not always good."Southern History: Song Dynasty"
Translation: Success and failure are mutually causal and effective, and things in the world will not always be peaceful and peaceful.
20、Isn’t it great to leave my descendants with innocence?"Southern History: Biography of Xu Mian"
Translation: Isn’t it a very rich fortune to leave the qualities of being innocent to future generations?
21、Carrying firewood to put out the fire, raising soup to stop the boiling, using violence to make it easier to make violence, and being in the same direction as chaos is unpredictable, so how can descendants view it!"Old Book of Tang: Biography of Wei Zheng"
Translation: Putting fire on the back of the fire, lifting boiling water to stop the boiling, using cruelty to replace cruelty, which is the same as the original chaos, and the serious consequences are difficult to predict. If this continues, what else can be shown to the descendants of the emperor after the previous dynasty?
22、When you are a official, you should be honest and self-disciplined, and do not lose your money by losing your family."The History of Yuan Dynasty: Biography of Liu Bin"
Translation: Officials should be honest and fair, stick to their own ethics, and not lose their lives because of greed for money.
23、Those who follow the long-term plan do not care about the nearest grievances, and those who take on major issues do not care about meticulousness."Ming History: Biography of Tang He"
Translation: People with long-term plans should not worry about any complaints in front of them, and people who do big things do not have to take into account some subtle and trivial matters.
24、Gathering like hills, scattering like wind and rain, as fast as thunder and lightning, as fast as eagle and falcon."History of Yuan Dynasty·Biography of Hao Jing"
Translation: (The way of using troops is to win a surprise): When gathering together, it is as unshakable as a hill, and when it is scattered, it is as ubiquitous as wind and rain. It can move as fast as lightning, and its movements can move as fierce as an eagle.
25、If the court does not act properly, how can it be upright in the world?"History of Jin Dynasty: Sejong
Translation: If the people in the court do not act properly, how can they ask the people in the world to act properly?
26、The bamboo in the south mountain is full of sins;The waves in the East China Sea are hard to complete."Old Book of Tang: Biography of Li Mi"
Translation: Even if you use up the bamboo in Nanshan (to make a pen) you can’t finish writing the sins;Even if you release all the water in the East China Sea, you will not be able to complete your evil deeds!(The crime is extremely evil)
27、Using copper as a mirror can correct your clothes;Taking ancient times as a mirror can help you know the rise and fall;Using people as a mirror can help you understand gains and losses."Old Book of Tang: Biography of Wei Zheng"
Translation: Using copper as a mirror can correct clothes and hats;Using history as a mirror can help you know the rise and fall and change;Using people as a mirror can help you understand gains and losses.
28、If you are high, you will be dangerous. If you are full, you will be prevented from overflowing."Northern History: Biography of Concubines"
Translation: When you are in a high position, you must have a sense of danger. When things are full, you must prevent them from overflowing.
29、The wise abandon the shortcomings and gain the strengths, so that the achievements are achieved."Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Wang Fu"
Translation: Smart people give up their weaknesses and use their strengths to achieve success.
30、A gentleman is the first to establish himself, even if he says that he has good deeds, sincerity and filial piety are the first."Book of Sui Dynasty: Emperor Wen's Chronicle"
Translation: A gentleman becomes famous in society. Although there are many aspects of character that requires cultivation, only sincerity and filial piety are the most important.
