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舟循川則游速，人順路則不迷。 |
| | A boat follows a river and moves swiftly; a person follows a road and does not become lost.
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大木百尋，根積深也；滄海萬仞，衆流成也。淵智達洞，累學之功也。 |
| | A great tree of hundreds of xun in height has deep roots. The boundless sea, thousands of ren deep, is formed by the confluence of many streams. Profound wisdom and insight are achieved through accumulated learning.
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君子以道成冠，以道成輿。出門不冠則不敢行，行非輿則不可步。 |
| | A gentleman attains honor through the Dao, and achieves a carriage through the Dao. If one leaves home without wearing a hat, he dares not walk; if his journey lacks a carriage, he cannot proceed.
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有父不能孝，有兄不能敬，而論人父子之義、昆弟之節，猶彎弓而自射也。 |
| | If one has a father but is unable to show filial piety, and has an elder brother but cannot respect him, yet he discusses the righteousness between father and son or the virtue among brothers, it is like bending a bow to shoot oneself.
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人性茍有一孝，則無所不包，猶樹根一植，百枝生焉。 |
| | If human nature contains even one act of filial piety, then nothing is beyond its reach; it is like planting a tree root, from which countless branches sprout.
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或問齊桓、晉文優劣，唐子答曰：「論功則桓兄而文弟，論德則文兄而桓弟。」 |
| | Someone asked about the relative merits of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin. Tang Zi answered, "In terms of achievements, Duke Huan is the elder brother and Duke Wen the younger; in terms of virtue, Duke Wen is the elder brother and Duke Huan the younger."
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大晉應期，一舉席卷，猶震霆摧枯，千鈞壓卵，無餘類矣。 |
| | The great Jin dynasty came to power as destined, sweeping everything away in one stroke—like thunder shattering withered grass or a thousand jin pressing on an egg, leaving nothing of the sort remaining.
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人多患遠見百步，而不自知眉頰。知眉頰者，復不能察百步也。 |
| | People often suffer from being able to see clearly for hundreds of paces but failing to recognize their own eyebrows and cheeks. Those who can recognize their own eyebrows and cheeks may still fail to discern what is a hundred paces away.
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君子守真仗信，遭時不容，雖有訕辱之恥、幽垢之謗，猶傷體毛耳。 |
| | A gentleman upholds sincerity and relies on trust; when encountering an era that does not accept him, even though he may suffer disgrace through slander or defamation by filth, it is merely like a wound to the hair.
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鷹隼羣飛，鳯凰遠遊；小人成列，君子深藏。 |
| | Hawks and kites fly in flocks; phoenixes travel far away; Small men form ranks, while gentlemen remain hidden.
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諺曰：「脂粉雖多，醜面不加；膏澤雖光，不可潤草。」 |
| | A proverb says: "Though much face powder is applied, it cannot add beauty to an ugly face;" "Though the oil may shine brightly, it cannot nourish the grass."
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古人目短于自見，故以鏡觀形心；短于自治，故以禮自防。 |
| | Ancient people were short-sighted when it came to seeing themselves, so they used mirrors to observe their forms and minds; They were also poor at governing themselves, hence they used propriety as a means of self-discipline.
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君子不以昏行易操，不以夜昧易容。 |
| | A gentleman does not change his conduct because it is dark, nor alter his appearance because the night is obscure.
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夫士有髙世之名，必有負俗之累；有絕羣之節，必嬰謗嗤之患。白骨擬象，魚目似珠，遙聽遠望，無不亂也。 |
| | A scholar who has a reputation surpassing the world must also bear burdens that go against convention; One who possesses an unparalleled virtue will inevitably encounter slander and ridicule. White bones resemble ivory, fish eyes look like pearls; from afar, listening or gazing, nothing is not confused.
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禍福相轉，利害相生，如循環而運丸耳，其兆不可見，其端不可覺。 |
| | Misfortune and fortune transform into each other; benefits and harms give rise to one another, just like a ball rolling in a cycle. Their omens cannot be seen, their beginnings cannot be perceived.
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良將如山、如淵，人不知其慼，亦不知其歡。 |
| | A capable general is like a mountain or a deep pool; people do not know his sorrows, nor do they know his joys.
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將勿離旗鼓，師之耳目。 |
| | A general must never be separated from the flag and drum, for they are the ears and eyes of the army.
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暴至之榮，智者不居。守財不施，謂之錢奴。 |
| | Sudden fame that comes abruptly is not something a wise person would accept. To hoard wealth without giving it out is called being a slave to money.
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佐鬬者傷，預事者亡。 |
| | Those who assist in battle are wounded; those who get involved in affairs perish.
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