· A true man must be ambitious for success in everything and every place.(Li Bai [701-762]: “A Letter to General Secretary Pei”)...[继续阅读]

    · Cultivate oneself so as to give rest to all the people.(The Analects of Confucius [551-479 BC])...[继续阅读]

    · Being without inclination to either side is called “zhong”;admitting of no change is called “yong”. By “zhong” is denoted the correct course to be pursued by all under heaven; by “yong” is denoted the fixed principle regulating all under heaven.(Quotati...[继续阅读]

    · A pair of swallows fly | With their wings low and high. |The bride leaves home in a car; | I see her off afar.(“Swallows”,The Book of Poetry [Compiled in the Spring and Autumn Period])...[继续阅读]

    · A maiden mute and tall | Trysts me by the corner wall. | I can find her nowhere; | Perplexed,I scratch my hair.(“Quiet Maiden”,The Book of Poetry [Compiled in the Spring and Autumn Period])...[继续阅读]

    · The firm,the enduring,the simple,and the modest are near to virtue.(The Analects of Confucius [551-479 BC])...[继续阅读]

    · A moral intellectual is one who escapes no danger in face of truth,discards personal interests in front of disaster,practices righteousness at the expense of life,and looks upon death as going home.(Lü Buwei [?-235 BC] et al: Lü’s Almanac)...[继续阅读]

    · Nonchalance calms down the desires and peace expels impetuosity.(Zhou Dunyi [1017-1073]: Explaining the Book of Changes)...[继续阅读]

    · Words which are simple,while their meaning is far-reaching,are good words. Principles which,as held,are compendious,while their application is extensive,are good principles.(The Works of Mencius [c.372-c.289 BC])...[继续阅读]

    · Let not (the Son of Heaven) set to the holders of states the example of indolence or dissoluteness. Let him be wary and fearful,remembering that in one day or two days there may occur ten thousand springs of things.· An emperor cannot seek ease and comf...[继续阅读]