一、棲守道德毋阿權貴…………………………………………
1. Rather stick to moral integrity than be attached to the powerful and influential.
二、與其練達不若樸魯…………………………………………
2. Better be honest and straightforward than scheming and calculating.
三、心地光明才華韞藏…………………………………………
3. The mind of a man should be made open and broad, but his talents carefully concealed.
四、近紛華而不染知機巧而不用………………………………
4. Not be sullied by extravagance even if close to it nor resort to intrigues even if acquainted with them.
五、聞逆耳言懷拂心事…………………………………………
5. It is helpful to hear words unpleasant to the ear and meditate on things unpleasant to the mind.
六、和氣喜神天人一理…………………………………………
6. Harmony and happiness are agreeable to both Nature and human beings.
七、真味是淡至人如!
7. Genuine flavor only lies in light and mild food; and a man of perfect morality is no different from ordinary people.
八、閑時吃緊忙時悠閑…………………………………………
8. Keep the sense of imminence while at leisure and while busy, be at ease.
九、靜坐觀心真妄畢現…………………………………………
9. Sit quietly in meditation, and you will perceive both the true character and the distracting thoughts.
一○、得意早回頭拂心莫停手…………………………………
10. Stop seeking more in times of contentment but keep going on even if suffering setbacks.
一一、志從澹泊來節在肥甘喪…………………………………
11. Aspiration is attained in natural simplicity while moral integrity spoiled in extravagance.
一二、田地放寬恩澤流長………………………………………
12. In dealing with people, better be large-minded and tolerant; and in bestowing favors, better let them spread far and wide.
一三、路留一步味減三分………………………………………
13. Step aside one pace for others when the path is narrow and when you are fine fed, share three-tenths of your food with others.
一四、脫俗成名減欲入圣………………………………………
14. Get rid of vulgarity, and you will become a man of celebrity; decrease the desires for fame and wealth, and you will enter sainthood.
一五、俠氣交友素心做人………………………………………
15. Be chivalrous in getting along with friends and unadorned in conducting yourself.
一六、利毋居前德毋落后………………………………………
16. Never anticipate others in seeking wealth nor lag behind in dispensing charities.
一七、忍讓為高利人利己………………………………………
17. Forbearance means superiority and is beneficial to both others and yourself.
一八、矜則無功悔可減過………………………………………
18. Arrogance spoils contributions and repentance counteracts faults.
一九、美名不獨享責任不推脫…………………………………
19. When winning a good name, do not reap it all alone and when at fault, do not shift responsibility onto others.
二○、功名不求盈滿做人恰到好處……………………………
20. Seek no perfection in personal achievement and do just to the point in human relationships.
二一、誠心和氣勝于觀心………………………………………
21. Even temperament is superior to meditation.
二二、有動有寂動寂相宜………………………………………
22. Movement harbors in stillness and stillness in movement, and both give rise to each other.
二三、責惡勿太嚴教善勿太高…………………………………
23. Be not too severe when reproaching someone with his faults, nor too demanding when initiating someone into righteousness.
二四、潔常自污出明每從暗生…………………………………
24. Cleanliness often derives from dirt and brightness always from gloom.
二五、伸張正氣再現真心………………………………………
25. Only when healthy trends are encouraged can there emerge the true characters from within.
二六、事悟癡除性定動正………………………………………
26. Ex-post repentance dispels infatuations and nature well preserved begets appropriate action.
二七、志在林泉胸懷廊廟………………………………………
27. Keep in mind the ambition and statecraft to serve the country while lodging your aspiration in the forests and fountains.
二八、無過是功無怨是德………………………………………
28. To go without blame is creditable and without others' enmity, grateful.
二九、憂勤勿過待人勿枯………………………………………
29. In performing your duties, not be overstrained; and in dealing with people, not be indifferent.
三○、原其初心觀其末路………………………………………
30. To judge a man is to look into his initial intention; and to comment on a man is to examine his integrity in his later years.
三一、富宜寬厚智宜斂藏………………………………………
31. Be generous even if you are rich and honorable and keep your talents obscured even if you are replete with wisdom.
三二、登高思危少言勿躁………………………………………
32. Think of danger when ascending a height and talk less to avoid vexation.
三三、放得功名即可脫俗………………………………………
33. One who can sever himself from seeking fame and wealth will overcome worldly thoughts.
三四、偏見害人聰明障道………………………………………
34. Self-willedness harms man's notion, and smart aleck hinders man's virtue.
三五、知退一步加讓三分………………………………………
35. Step backward for others when on a narrow path and give way for them even if on an open road.
三六、不惡小人有禮君子………………………………………
36. Treat a base man with no hatred and a worthy man with etiquette.
三七、正氣清名留于乾坤………………………………………
37. It is better to leave both righteousness and untainted name to the world.
三八、降魔先降心馭橫先馭氣…………………………………
38. To vanquish monsters, first vanquish the wicked thoughts in mind; to control absurdity, first control the internal rashness in heart.
三九、教育子弟要嚴交游………………………………………
39. To educate disciples, it is better to do so by setting rigid rules on their social intercourse.
四○、欲路勿染理路勿退………………………………………
40. Do not act willfully in pursuing material gains, nor shrink back in seeking the truth.
四一、不可濃艷不可枯寂………………………………………
41. In everyday life, one should be neither too particular nor too casual-minded.
四二、超越天地不入名利………………………………………
42. Transcend the mundane world by not being tempted into fame and wealth.
四三、高一步立身退一步處世…………………………………
43. Stand on a higher plane in pursuit and for the sake of security, learn how to compromise.
四四、修德忘名讀書深心………………………………………
44. Do away with fame when striving for virtue and be wholly devoted when resolving upon study.
四五、一念之差失之千里………………………………………
45. A momentary slip gives occasion to a permanent loss.
四六、有木石心具云水趣………………………………………
46. A rock-firm will isindispensable in moral cultivation, so is a natural temperament in dedication to the country.
四七、吉人和氣兇人殺氣………………………………………
47. A good man is always imbued with composure, and a bad man with a murderous look.
四八、君子無禍勿罪冥冥………………………………………
48. An accomplished man should do no evil on the sly if he wantsto distance calamities.
四九、多心為禍少事為!
49. It is a misfortune to be sunk in excessive exertions, but a fortune to have few cares.
五○、當方則方當圓則圓………………………………………
50. Be upright whenever needed and slick, when it is necessary.
五一、己功不念人恩不忘………………………………………
51. Bear not in mind the favors we have done to others but the bounties others might have bestowed on us.
五二、施之不求求之無功………………………………………
52. Never seek return for the benefaction we have given, otherwise winning no reputation.
五三、相觀對治方便法門………………………………………
53. It is good for one to take mutual examination and contrast others' position with one's own.
五四、心地干凈方可學古………………………………………
54. Only when the heart is made clear and pure can one start to model after ancient sages and men of virtue.
五五、崇儉養廉守拙全真………………………………………
55. Frugality makes honesty and dullness brings sincerity.
五六、學以致用立業種德………………………………………
56. Studying for the purpose of application conduces to both moral cultivation and career development.
五七、掃除外物直覓本來………………………………………
57. Only by clearing away outside enticement can one find a straight path to the essence of his nature.
五八、苦中有樂得意生悲………………………………………
58. As pleasure grows in suffering,sofrustration forms in contentment.
五九、富貴名譽來自道德………………………………………
59. Riches and honor should be derived from the cultivation of morality.
六○、花鋪好色人行好事………………………………………
60. As flowers would bloom a riot of color, so should one do good turns so long as one lives.
六一、兢業的心思瀟灑的趣味…………………………………
61. Unrestrained interest for life is as vital as assiduous thoughts in learning.
六二、立名者貪用術者拙………………………………………
62. Those who seek reputation are greedy and clumsy, those who resort to craft.
六三、寧虛勿溢寧缺勿全………………………………………
63. Emptiness is better than spillage, and so is incompletion than completion.
六四、拔去名根融化客氣………………………………………
64. Uproot the lust for fame within and dispose of influences without.
六五、心體光明暗室青天………………………………………
65. An open, aboveboard mind makes a dark room bright.
六六、無名無位無憂無慮………………………………………
66. Without fame and rank one will be free from worldly cares.
六七、陰惡惡大顯善善小………………………………………
67. Vice concealed is more harmful than that revealed, but benevolence known by all inferior to that known to none.
六八、居安思危天亦無用………………………………………
68. Get prepared for danger in times of peace, and Providence can do nothing against you.
六九、偏激之人難建功業………………………………………
69. Those who are liable to go to extremes can hardly make any contributions.
七○、愉快求福去怨避禍………………………………………
70. Keep a happy mood so as to seek good fortune and to avoid disasters, discard grudge and hatred.
七一、寧默毋躁寧拙毋巧………………………………………
71. Rather keep silence than act on impulse, and rather look dull than clever.
七二、熱心之人其福亦厚………………………………………
72. Those willing to help others will be requited with boundless fortune.
七三、天理路廣人欲路窄………………………………………
73. The path for pursuing the Heavenly principles is wide and narrow is that for following human desires.
七四、磨練福久參勘知真………………………………………
74. The fortune attained through hardship is everlasting and true, the knowledge acquired after test and verification.
七五、虛心明理實心卻欲………………………………………
75. Be open-minded so as to attain righteousness and to dispel mundane desires, be solid-hearted.
七六、寬宏大量胸能容物………………………………………
76. Tolerance breeds breadth of mind.
七七、多病未羞無病是憂………………………………………
77. It is not a shame to have made many mistakes, but a worry to deny the mistakes ever made.
七八、一念貪私壞了一生………………………………………
78. A selfish desire will spoil the virtue one has accumulated over lifetime.
七九、心不所動焉受誘惑………………………………………
79. An unswerving heart helps to guard against exterior temptations.
八○、保已成業防將來非………………………………………
80. Better keep the exploits already gained and prevent mistakes in the future.
八一、氣象高曠心思縝密………………………………………
81. As a man's makings must be dignified, so must his thoughts be deliberate.
八二、風不留聲雁不留影………………………………………
82. No sound will be heard when the wind is gone; no shadow will remain when a wild goose has passed.
八三、君子懿德中庸之道………………………………………
83. It is an admirable virtue for an accomplished man to adopt the doctrine of the mean.
八四、窮當益工不失風雅………………………………………
84. It is a grace not to give up but to try harder in face of destitution.
八五、未雨綢繆有備無患………………………………………
85. Repair the house before it rains and get prepared against want.
八六、念頭起處切莫放過………………………………………
86. Never let off a vicious thought the moment it evolves.
八七、靜閑淡泊觀心證道………………………………………
87. Only by preserving tranquility, leisure and simplicity can one properly examine man's nature and comprehend the Way of the world.
八八、動中真靜苦中真樂………………………………………
88. That attained amid noise is tranquility indeed and so is delight that gained in adversity.
八九、舍己勿疑施恩勿報………………………………………
89. Do not hesitate when you are to sacrifice your own interests and to bestow favors, do not anticipate return.
九○、厚德載福逸心補勞………………………………………
90. Great virtue carries happiness with it, while leisurely mind remedies weariness in body.
九一、天機*神智巧何益………………………………………
91. The magic power of Providence is so supernatural that the resources of human beings can do nothing to it.
九二、人生態度晚節更重………………………………………
92. To judge a man's life attitude, it is best to look at his moral integrity in his later years.
九三、種德施惠無位公相………………………………………
93. Cultivating morality and bestowing favors make an ordinary person a duke without rank.
九四、積累念難傾覆思易………………………………………
94. Keep in mind both the hardships to accumulate wealth and the aptness to ruin it.
九五、君子詐善無異小人………………………………………
95. An accomplished man pretending to be virtuous is no more than a villain.
九六、家人有過春風解凍………………………………………
96. In dealing with the faults of family members, one should act like the spring breeze thawing the frozen land.
九七、看得圓滿放得寬平………………………………………
97. Regard the world as perfect, and the world in the heart will be open and fair.
九八、堅守操履不露鋒芒………………………………………
98. Seek no limelight while persevering in moral cultivation.
九九、逆境礪志順境殺人………………………………………
99.Adverse circumstances whet aspirations, while favorable ones snap willpower.
一○○、富貴如火必將自焚……………………………………
100. Lust for riches and honor is like raging flames; whoever has it will get burned in the end.
一○一、精誠所至金石為開……………………………………
101. Complete sincerity of a man can affect metal and stone.
一○二、文章恰好人品本然……………………………………
102. A piece of writing which attains the right extent is the best, and so is the moral character which reflects a man's inborn nature.
一○三、能看得破才認得真……………………………………
103. Only by seeing through the world of illusions can one understand the world of realities clearly.
一○四、美味快意享用五分……………………………………
104. Foods agreeable to the taste and things pleasant to the mind are all desirable if only half assumed.
一○五、忠恕待人養德遠害……………………………………
105. Whoever is faithful and tolerant in getting along with others can refine his morality and keep clear of calamities.
一○六、持身勿輕用心勿重……………………………………
106. Not be frivolous in personal behaviors nor be too rigid in attaining personal objectives.
一○七、人生百年不可虛度……………………………………
107. A man's life-span is only a hundred years long, so one should not idle away his time.
一○八、德怨兩忘恩仇俱泯……………………………………
108. Better make others forget both gratitude and resentment and let both bounties and enmities fall into oblivion.
一○九、持盈履滿君子兢兢……………………………………
109. A worthy man should be circumspect in his heyday.
一一○、扶公卻私種德修身……………………………………
110. Be selfless by rendering assistance to the public and cultivate your moral integrity by accumulating benevolence.
一一一、公論不犯權門不沾……………………………………
111. Never go against a popular verdict nor be associated with those from a circle of bigwigs.
一一二、直躬不畏人忌無惡不懼人毀…………………………
112. Fear no jealousy when keeping upright nor slander when having no vicious deeds.
一一三、從容處變剴切規友……………………………………
113. Be calm and unhurried while facing an unforeseen event and while admonishing a friend, be firm and pertinent.
一一四、大處著眼小處著手……………………………………
114. Set your mind on the general goal but put your hand to minor details.
一一五、愛重為仇薄極成喜……………………………………
115. Love taken to its maximum may convert to enmity, while a trivial kindness may result in heart-felt contentment.
一一六、藏巧于拙以屈為伸……………………………………
116. Hide ingenuity in clumsiness and take recoil as extension.
一一七、居安慮患處變當堅……………………………………
117. Beware of danger at a time of peace and stick it out in face of disasters.
一一八、奇人乏識獨行無恒……………………………………
118. A man fascinated by novelties lacks profound knowledge and that inclined to isolation has no perseverance.
一一九、放下屠刀立地成佛……………………………………
119. A butcher becomes a Buddha the moment he drops his cleaver.
一二○、毋形人短毋忌人能……………………………………
120. Do not counter others' demerits with your own merits, nor make yourself jealous of others' talents for your own incompetence.
一二一、己所不欲勿施于人……………………………………
121. Do not unto others do what you would not have them do unto you.
一二二、陰者勿交傲者勿言……………………………………
122. Never befriend an insidious fellow nor talk too much to an arrogant guy.
一二三、調節情緒一張一弛……………………………………
123. A man's mood should be timely adjusted by alternating tension with relaxation.
一二四、君子之心毫無障塞……………………………………
124. The heart of an accomplished man should go freely without a momentary blockade.
一二五、智慧識魔意志斬妖……………………………………
125. To discern the inner demons depends on wit and to decapitate them, on willpower.
一二六、寬而容人不動聲色……………………………………
126. Be tolerant towards the folly of others and stay calm and collected when offended.
一二七、英雄豪杰經受錘煉……………………………………
127. Heroes must be tempered in hardships.
一二八、天地父母萬物敦睦……………………………………
128. Heaven and earth, by acting like father and mother, can harmonize myriad things.
一二九、戒疏于慮警傷于察……………………………………
129. Advisable are admonition to negligence and counsel to overcaution.
一三○、明辨是非大局為重……………………………………
130. Distinguish clearly between right and wrong, and take the interests of the whole into account.
一三一、親善杜讒除惡防禍……………………………………
131. Prevent slanders when befriending good men and avoid curse when getting rid of vicious men.
一三二、培養節操磨煉本領……………………………………
132. A man's morality should be cultivated through hardships and his ability fostered in the process of surmounting difficulties.
一三三、父慈子孝倫常天性……………………………………
133. Fathers' kindness to their sons and sons' filialness to their fathers are one of the natural bonds and ethical relationships between the members of a family.
一三四、不夸妍潔誰能丑污……………………………………
134. Boast of your beauty and cleanliness not, and nobody can call you ugly or dirty.
一三五、富多炎涼親多妒忌……………………………………
135. Fickleness is common among the rich and so is jealousy between kinsfolk.
一三六、功過要清恩仇勿明……………………………………
136. Merits and demerits should be distinctly demarcated, while bounties and enmities should not.
一三七、位盛危至德高謗興……………………………………
137. Rank of nobility too elevated is easy to bring about dangers and so is virtue too outstanding to court slanders.
一三八、陰惡禍深陽善功小……………………………………
138. Evil deeply hidden produces more harm, while good widely advertised brings less benefit.
一三九、以德御才恃才敗德……………………………………
139. Rule your talent with virtue, knowing that unduly relying on talent spoils your virtue.
一四○、窮寇勿追投鼠忌器……………………………………
140. Not press the enemy at bay and in order to save the dishes, spare the rat.
一四一、有過歸己有功讓人……………………………………
141. One should have the merit to put on himself the blame for faults and give others the credit for accomplishment.
一四二、警言救人功德無量……………………………………
142. To help others by submitting a sincere advice is also a sort of beneficence beyond measure.
一四三、趨炎附熱人之通病……………………………………
143. To fawn upon the rich and powerful is one of the common failings of human nature.
一四四、冷眼觀物輕動剛腸……………………………………
144. Observe the world with cool detachment and show your uprightness with deliberation.
一四五、德量共進識見更高……………………………………
145. A man's knowledge increases along with the improving of his virtue and broadening of his mind.
一四六、人心惟危道心惟微……………………………………
146. Human heart is unfathomable and power of virtue negligible.
一四七、反省從善尤人成惡……………………………………
147. Self-reflection guides one to good while blame shifted onto others breeds the root of evil.
一四八、功名一時氣節萬古……………………………………
148. Honor and rank are only in fashion for a time, but the integrity of aspiration will ever be immortal.
一四九、機里藏機變外生變……………………………………
149. An unknown skilful contrivance always hides in another and a new event often crops up unexpectedly.
一五○、誠懇為人靈活處世……………………………………
150. Be sincere in conducting yourself and in dealing with the world, be flexible.
一五一、去混心清去苦樂存……………………………………
151. There emerges a tranquil mind the moment one discards his distracting thoughts and a joy the moment one is apart from pains.
一五二、一言一行切戒犯忌……………………………………
152. When you speak or act, do your utmost to avoid violating taboos.
一五三、寬之自明縱之自化
153. As things might be clear of themselves if more time is spared, so people might be moved to action if less binding is laid.
一五四、不能養德終歸末技……………………………………
154. Without moral cultivation man's skill can only be a small trick.
一五五、急流勇退與世無爭……………………………………
155. Retire at the height of your official career and hold yourself aloof from the world.
一五六、細處著眼施不求報……………………………………
156. Adhere to morality by starting with trivialities and bestow favors without expecting for return.
一五七、清心去俗趣味高雅……………………………………
157. Clear your heart by banishing vulgarity and hold your interest by acting with elegance.
一五八、修身種德事業之基……………………………………
158. Virtue is the foundation of a career.
一五九、心善子盛根固葉榮……………………………………
159. Mercy gives rise to the prosperity of our descendants and sturdy root brings about luxuriant foliage.
一六○、勿昧所有勿夸所得……………………………………
160. Not belittle what we have possessed nor boast of what we have gained.