行比先人，言必后人。—— 《大戴礼记》 Act ahead of others and speak after others. / Be the first to act and the last to speak. —— Da Dai’s Books of Rites 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

兴必虑衰，安必思危。—— 司马迁 When the country is rising, one must think of the possibility of its falling; when the country is stable and peaceful, one must be prepared for possible turbulences. —— Sima Qian 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

幼而学者，如日出之光；老而学者，如秉烛夜行。—— 颜之推 To begin studying from childhood is like the rising sun radiating brilliant light; to begin studying in old age is like walking at night with a candle light. —— Yan Zhitui 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

灾难是人的真正试金石。—— 波蒙特 Calamity is man’s true touchstone. —— Francis Beaumont 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

一个人没有听取另一方之词，就判决了一个案件，虽然他判决得很公正，但他不能被认为是公正的。—— 塞涅卡 He who decides a case without hearing the other side, though he decide justly, cannot be considered just. —— Lucius Annaeus Seneca 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

旧时王谢堂前燕，飞入寻常百姓家。—— 刘禹锡 Swallows that nested in front of the halls of the Wangs and Xies in the past have now flown into the houses of the ordinary folks. —— Liu Yuxi 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

诗画本一律，天工与清新。—— 苏轼 Poetry and painting meet the same aesthetic requirements: superb artistic skill and fresh lucid style. —— Su Shi, alias Su Dongpo 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

不迁怒，不贰过。——《论语》 Never taker your anger out on anyone else, and never make the same mistake a second time. —— The Analects 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

请君试问东流水，别意与之谁短长。—— 李白 Please go and ask the eastward water of the Yangtze River, as compared with the sorrow of parting, which is longer and which is shorter. —— Li Bai 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译

学莫便乎近其人。——荀况 The best way to learn is to keep close to a good teacher. —— Xun Kuang Comment: The advantage of keeping close to a good teacher is to facilitate learning from his moral conduct as well as knowledge. 心译翻译工作室 英语翻译