歲月不待人
In this day and age, time is a valuable thing.
We should learn how to cherish time and use it efficiently.
That way, we won’t have any regrets that we goofed around achieving nothing at all.
As the saying goes,” Time and tide wait for no man.
慈善要從家庭做起
You family must always come first.
Before you think of others, you should always take care of you family’s needs.
How can you help others if you cannot even help you own family? Indeed“ Charity begins at home.
良知是一種出自內心的聲音
A man with conscience will always do what he thinks is right no matter how detrimental the consequences may be to him.
He is a man who does not need others to keep an eye on him.
We should all, therefore, strive to do things according to our conscience.
Always remember that conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
善良的人無論生前死後，任何事物都傷害不了他
A good person should not be afraid of anything because as the saying goes, “Nothing can harm a good man, either in life or after death.”
Therefore, we should not be afraid to do the right thing in spite of any consequences.
無德之美就像沒有香氣的花朵
As the saying goes,” Beauty unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.”
What good is it to have a flower that looks beautiful but is not fragrant?
Likewise, what good is it to be beautiful or handsome if one is not virtuous?
It is a blessing to be good-looking, but it is more so to be virtuous.
讀好書就如與谷聖賢對談一樣
Without doubt, reading is good for the mind.
It makes us more knowledgeable and our lives more meaningful.
Descartes once said,” Reading all the good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
Indeed, when we read, we are actually listening to what wise men have to say although they are no longer alive.
人生苦短，而學術無窮
The pursuit of knowledge is a life-long experience.
Even so, we still must keep on learning every day.
Without knowledge, the whole world remain stagnant, there would be no progress, and eventually that would be the end of mankind.
Therefore, we should all strive to learn as much as we can and broaden our horizons.
As the saying goes,” Art is long, life is short.”
害怕發問的人就是恥於學習的人
In class, students should not be ashamed of asking the teacher questions.
In fact, questioning is the best way to learn new things. Often the best students are the ones who aren’t afraid of asking questions.
As the saying goes,” He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.”
博藝即無藝
Some people can do many things, but are not experts at any one of them.
The saying,” A jack of all trades is master of none.” is for them.
In fact, it is for better to concentrate on one thing and learn to master it than to know only a little about everything.
工作使我們遠離三種罪惡:無聊，惡行和匱乏
Many people complain that their jobs are uninteresting and stressful.
They often dream of winning the lottery and not having to work.
However, work gives people a goal in life.
Without work, life would be meaningless.
As the saying goes,” Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.”
工作的本質是痛苦的而成果卻是甜美的
The roots of a tree are bitter but its fruit is sweet.
Likewise, work is hard but success is sweet.
That’s why people say” Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit.”
吾人事事都想成功就得付出代價-工作
There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Everything has a price.
If you want to be successful, you must pay the price, which is hard work.
Success does not come to those who are idle and waste time.
It can, therefore, be said that hard word is the key to success.
To put is differently, if one desires to succeed in everything, he must pay the price-work.
己所不欲，勿施於人
You should treat others the way you like to be treated.
When doing anything, therefore, we should consider how our actions will affect others.
In other words, we should put ourselves in others’ shoes and be considerate.
As the saying goes,” What you do not done to yourself, do not do to others.
稱許所有人，反而稱許不到任何人
People who praise everybody and no better than flatterers in insincere.
They win no one’s trust and will end up having no friends at all.
We should, therefore, give credit where it is due.
As the saying goes,” He who praise everybody praise nobody.
得寸進尺
If you grant some people a small favor, sometimes it only encourages them to take much more than they are offered.
Such people should be avoided.
Instead of showing gratitude, they will try to get more from you.
And the more they get, the more they want.
There’s no satisfying them. As the saying goes,” Give him an inch and he’ll take a yard.”
信人者人恆信之
Trust is the essence of a good relationship.
If we are always suspicious of others, nobody will want to deal with us.
People need to trust each other to survive in society.
Many things need to be done on the basis of trust. As the saying goes,” Trust men and they will be trust to you.”
你可以偶爾矇騙所有的人
We should always be honest in dealing with people.
You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time.
我相信真正的偉人的第一道考驗就是他的厚道
Many people achieve many great deeds in their lifetimes, but seldom do people achieve the status of greatness.
As a sage explained,” I believe that the first test of a truly great man is his humanity.”
To be great man like Lincoln and Einstein, one must be kind, thoughtful, and sympathetic towards other people because that is the essence of humanity.
寬恕是最偉大的報復
Violence is the worst way to correct the wrongs of the past because it reduces the victim to the level of the offender.
Therefore, we should resort to the power of forgiveness to show our superiority.
As the saying puts it “Pardon is the most glorious revenge.”
人真正珍惜的是未得到的而不是所擁有的
There is a saying which goes,” What you really value is what you miss, not what you have.”
Indeed, people always take many things for granted in their daily life.
They don’t treasure things like love, friendship, and health until they have lost them.
But by then, it’s often too late to do anything about it.
We should, therefore, cherish whatever we have.
惡有惡報
One should never do harm to others.
As the saying goes,” A bad penny always comes back.”
Every act has it consequence.
We never know if someday the harmful thing we have done will come back to harm us.
We should, therefore, have a heart of gold in dealing with people.
要銘記在心:每天都是一年中最美好的日子
Emerson once wrote,” Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.”
By that he meant that we need to look on the bright side of life and feel happy every day.
This way, we will find life meaningful and enjoyable.
每個問題都是有正反兩面看法
In any argument, seldom is one side totally in the wrong and the other completely in the right.
There are two sides to every question.
The saying suggests we should listen to both sides before making any judgments.
吾人應該珍惜生命的每一刻
Do every act of your life as if it were your last.
Whatever we do, we should do our very best, for life is so short that we may not get another opportunity to do it again.
If we live by this principle, success will be ours in the end.
只學習不玩耍要聰明的孩子也變傻
As the sayings goes,” All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
Constant work or study makes one feel not only stressed but also fatigued and eventually dull.
If we don’t want to be dull, we should not work all the time.
We should take time off for relaxation.
衰老固然令人難過
Many people have the impression that old age represents uselessness, senility, and the approach of death. Therefore, it is sad to grow old. However, if one views old age as a sign of maturity and wisdom, then it could be nice to be old.
As the saying goes,” It’s sad to grow old, but nice to ripen.”
朵朵玫瑰皆有刺
There is no such thing as complete happiness in life.
However happy one is, there will always be some sadness or disappointment.
As the saying goes,” There is no rose without a thorn.”
老狗學不來新花樣
There is a saying which goes,” You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.”
As one gets older, he is less willing to accept new ideas, because he was already formed his opinion and is unwilling to change it.
In short, this saying tells us that old people are obstinate and have a hard time changing their ways.
一個今天勝過兩個明天
Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is yet to come.
What counts most is today.
It is the time you should live for, and seize every single minute you have, for one today is worth two tomorrows.
以牙還牙，兩敗俱傷
Under conditions of injustices, one cannot use force or violence to resist the oppressor.
Violence will only be met with more violence.
Gandhi warned us,” An eye for an eye, and we all be blind.”
We should resort a reasoning to settle problems.
If people start taking revenge on each other, everybody loses in the end.
羅馬不是一天造成的
Noting will be achieved when things are done in haste.
Haste makes waste.
It is important, therefore, to do things step by step.
Remember the saying,” Rome was not built in a day.”
逆來順受
Life is not a bed of roses.
There will be bad times as well as good times.
Don’t expect your road through life to be always easy.
We should accept bad times with optimism.
As the saying goes,” Take the rough with the smooth.”
