礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也;来而不往，亦非礼也。
,orviceversa.
两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。
Iflovebetweenbothsidescanlastforaye,whyneedtheystaytogethernightandday?
路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。
Thewayaheadislong;Iseenoing,yethighandlowI’llsearchwithmywillunbing.
民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。
Thepeoplearethemostimportantelementinastate;nextarethegodsoflandandgrain;leastistherulerhimself.
千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃;百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。
Alongdikewillcollapsebecauseofanant-holeinit;atallbuildingwillbeburneddownbyasparkfromachimney’schink.
锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。
Carvebutgiveuphalfway,evenadecayedpieceofwoodwillnotbreak;carvewithoutstop,evenmetalandstonecanbeengraved.
人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴阳缺，此事古难全。
Peoplehavesorrowandjoy;;,notevenintheoldays.
人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。
Learningandculturearetoapersonwhatpolishedandgrindingaretojade.
三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。
Amonganythreepeoplewalking,,andtheirshortcomingsaretobeavoided.
