不怕慢，只怕站。
Donotfeargoingslow,onlyfearstandingstill.
化干戈为玉帛
beatswordsintoploughs
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。
Wewidenourviews3hundredmilesbyascendingoneflightofstairs.
会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。
Whenreachingthegreatpeak(ofMountTai),weholdallmountainsinasingleglance.
结交一言重，相期千里至。
Friendsareasgoodastheirwords,theytravelathousandlitokeeparendezvous.
桃李不言，下自成蹊。
Peachesandplumsdonothavetotalk,theworldbeatsapathtothem.
君子敏于行而讷于言。
Thegentlemenarespeedyasaworkerandcautiousasaspeaker.
实事求是。
Seektruthfromthefacts.
不到黄河心不死。
Untilallisoverambitionneverdies./Neversaydie.
雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越
Thestrongpassoftheenemyislikeawallofiron,yetwithfirmstrides,weareconqueringitssummit
路曼曼其修远兮，吾将上下而求索
Mywayaheadislong;Iseenoending;yethighandlowI'llsearchwithmywillunbending.
安不忘危，治不忘乱
Insecurity,weshouldneverforgetthedangersandintimesofpeace,weshouldalwaysbewareofthepotentialforchaos.
海不辞水，故能成其大
Theoceanneverturnsawaystreams,soitbecomeswideanddeep
山不辞土石，故能成其高
Themountainneverturnsawaystones,soitbecomestoweringandstrong.
同舟共济
Helponeanother,forweareallinthesameboat.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
LikeWeather,one'sfortunemaychangebytheevening.
治大国如烹小鲜
Runningalargecountryislikecookingasmallfish.
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
Toworrybeforethecommonpeopleworries;toenjoyonlyafterthepeoplecanenjoy.
春愁难遣强看山，往事惊心泪欲潸。
四百万人同一哭，去年今日割台湾。
Onsuchanicespringday,myheartwassoheavywithsadness.SoIwentoutsightseeinginthemountain,however,mymindalwayswentbacktothisdaylastyearwhen4millionpeopleonTaiwancriedthesametearsofsorrowasTaiwanwasceded.
原乡人的血，必须流返原乡，才会停止沸腾
Onlywhenthebloodofthenativesonflowsbacktohisnativeplacewillitstopboiling.
已所不欲，勿施于人
Whatyoudonotwishuponyourself,extendnottoothers.
有德者，必有言，有言者，不必有德。
Peoplewithvirtuemustspeakout;Peoplewhospeakarenotallvirtuous.
不耻下问
Neverhesitatetoaskalesserperson.
知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也
Whatyouknow,youknow,whatyoudon'tknow,youdon'tknow.Thisisknowledge./Trueknowledgeiswhenoneknowsthelimitationsofone'sknowledge.
自求多福/天助自助者
Hewhodependsonhimselfwillattainthegreatesthappiness
天下为公
JusticeforallintheWorld
自相矛盾
SelfContradiction!
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。
人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎。
Whenfriendsgatherroundfromafardowenotrejoice?Whomlackoffamecannotvexisnotheagentleman?
力拔山兮气盖世
Withstrengthtoliftmountainsandspirittotakeontheworld
四海为家
Makemyhomeeverywherewithinthefourseas/Theworldismyhome/(Theworldismyoyster)
吾生也有涯，而知也无涯
Lifeisfinite,whileknowledgeisinfinite.
人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。
Sincethedawnoftimeeveryonewilldie,letthehistorybooksnotemydeathwithloyaltyatheart.
四海之内皆兄弟也
Allmenarepothers
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
Riseandfallofanationrestswitheveryoneofitscitizens
老马识途
Oldhorseknowstheway
掩耳盗铃
Likeburyingone'sheadinthesand/(self-deceit)
不管黑猫还是白猫，能抓到老鼠就是好猫。
Blackcatorwhitecat:Ifitcancatchmice,it'sagoodcat
不出户，知天下。
Withoutgoingoutside,youmayknowthewholeworld!
人之初，性本善
Everychildbornhasinnategoodness.
一见钟情
Loveatfirstsight
孟母三迁
Mencius'mothermovesherhomethreetimestobetterherson'seducation
不自由，勿宁死。
Givemeliberty,orgivemedeath!
百闻不如一见
Seeingitonceisbetterthanbeingtold100times./Apictureisworthtenthousandwords
学而时习之,不亦说乎。
有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎。
Isn'titapleasuretostudyandpracticewhatyouhavelearned?Isn'titalsogreatwhenfriendsvisitfromdistantplaces?
巧言令色,鲜矣仁。
Someonewhoisacleverspeakerandmaintainsa'too-smiley'faceisseldomconsideredahumaneperson.
诗三百,一言以蔽之,曰：「思无邪」。
The300versesoftheBookofOdescanbesummedupinasinglephrase:'Don'tthinkinanevilway’.
为政以德
Governwiththepowerofvirtue
子曰：「吾十有五而志于学,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳顺,七十而从心所欲,不逾矩。
」
Confuciussaid:"Atfifteenmyheartwassetonlearning;atthirtyIstoodfirm;atfortyIhadnomoredoubts;atfiftyIknewthemandateofheaven;atsixtymyearwasobedient;atseventyIcouldfollowmyheart'sdesirewithouttransgressingthenorm."
温故而知新,可以为师矣。
Reviewingwhatyouhavelearnedandlearninganew,youarefittobeateacher.
学而优则仕
Agoodscholarcanbecomeanofficial.
学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。
Tostudyandnotthinkisawaste.Tothinkandnotstudyisdangerous.
知之为知之,不知为不知,是知也。
Whatyouknow,youknow,whatyoudon'tknow,youdon'tknow.Thisisknowledge.
成事不说,遂事不谏,既往不咎。
Don'tbotherexplainingthatwhichhasalreadybeendone;don'tbothercriticizingthatwhichisalreadygone;don'tbotherblamingthatwhichisalreadypast.
子曰：「朝闻道,夕死可矣」
Confuciussaid:"IfIcanheartheTaointhemorning,intheeveningIcandiecontent."
见贤思齐焉;见不贤而内自省也。
Whenyouseeagoodperson,thinkofbecominglikeher/him.Whenyouseesomeonenotsogood,reflectonyourownweakpoints."
子曰：「德不孤,必有邻。
」
Confuciussaid:"Ifyouarevirtuous,youwillnotbelonely.Youwillalwayshavefriends."
子曰：「三人行,必有我师焉：择其善者而从之,其不善者而改之。
」
Confuciussaid:"Whenthreemenarewalkingtogether,thereisonewhocanbemyteacher.Ipickoutpeople'sgoodandfollowit.WhenIseetheirbadpoints,Icorrecttheminmyself."
性相近也,习相远也。
Peoplearesimilarbynature,butthroughhabituationbecomequitedifferentfromeachother."