金玉良言（一）
Pearls of Wisdom (Golden sayings)
编译｜周柯楠（深圳）
1·
海阔凭鱼跃，
天高任鸟飞。
Boundless is the sea for fish to dive at will
Unlimited is the sky for birds to fly at ease
The ocean is boundless for fish to leap at will
The sky is unlimited for birds to fly at ease
2·
天上不会掉馅饼
No pie will fall from the sky.
It’ll never rain roses.
There’s no free lunch in life.
Money doesn’t grow on trees.
No fruit will be reaped without hard work.
3·
由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难
It’s easy to move from frugality to extravagance, but difficult from extravagance to frugality.
It’s easier to go from frugality to extravagance than from extravagance to frugality.
It’s easy to go from thrift to luxury, but difficult to do vice versa.
4·
谎言重复千遍也成不了真理。
A lie can't be a truth even if repeated a thousand times.
5·
青出于蓝而胜于蓝
Indigo blue is extracted from, but bluer than the indigo plant.
The pupil learns from and outdoes his teacher.
Indigo blue is extracted from the indigo plant but it is bluer than the plant it comes from.
6·
坚持一种民主制度作为普遍标准，就像强迫每个人都穿同样的衣服。
To uphold one democratic system as a universal standard is like forcing the same suit on everybody.
7·
毛主席为刘胡兰题词：“生的伟大，死的光荣。”
Chairman Mao’s inscription for Liu Hulan, “A great life, a glorious death.”
8·
使人疲惫的不是远方的高山，而是鞋子里的一粒沙子。
What makes you tired is not the mountain in the distance, but a grain of sand in your shoe.
It is not the mountain in the distance that makes you tired, but a grain of sand in your shoe.
9·
即使是那些声称一切都是命中注定，而且我们无力改变的人，在过马路前都会左右看看。
Even those who assert everything is predestined and that we can change nothing still look both ways before they cross the street.
10·
一星陨落，黯淡不了星空灿烂。
一花凋零，荒芜不了整个春天。
A star’s falling cannot dim the whole starry sky.
A flower’s withering cannot desolate the whole spring.
11·
俭，德之共也；侈，恶之大也。
Frugality is a common virtue, and extravagance is a great evil.
12·
历览前贤国与家，成由勤俭破由奢
Looking at the former virtuous countries and families, success results from diligence and frugality, and failure from extravagance.
13·
得道多助，失道寡助；历史的规律不可抗拒。
There’s a lot of support for justice, but little for injustice; the law of history is irresistible.
14·
在科学的道路上，从来没有平坦大道。只有那些不畏艰险在崎岖小路上攀登的人，才有可能到达光辉的顶点。——卡尔.马克思
There has never been a smooth road to science. Only those who dare to climb on rugged paths without fear of hardship and danger can reach the summit of glory.——Karl Marx.
15·
竹签子是竹子做的，共产党人的意志是钢铁。——革命烈士江竹筠
Bamboo sticks are made of bamboo, and the will of the communist is iron and steel.——Jiang Zhuyun, a revolutionary martyr.
16·
人生就像一场旅行，不必在乎目旳地，在乎的是沿途的风景，以及看风景的心情。
Life is like a journey, and the destination doesn’t matter; what matters is the scenery along the way, and the mood of watching the scenery.
17·
深挖洞，广积粮，不称霸。
Dig tunnels deep, store grain everywhere and never seek hegemony.
18·
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
19·
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。
Wildfire can’t burn up all wild grass,
and it’ll regrow when spring wind blows.
20·
风雨人生路，你陪我一程，我伴你一生。
On the windy and rainy journey of life, if you accompany me a moment, I’ll be with you for life.
21·
绿水青山就是金山银山。
Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
22·
是可忍，孰不可忍？
If this can be tolerated, what cannot be?
If this can be endured, what else cannot be?
23·
不自由毋宁死。
Give me liberty or give me death.
24·
以史为鉴，面向未来。
Take history as a mirror and look into the future.
Learn from history and face the future.
25·
不忘初心，牢记使命。
Remain true to our original aspiration and keep our mission firmly in mind.
26·
为有牺牲多壮志，
敢教日月换新天。
Our minds grow stronger for the martyrs' sacrifice,
Daring to make the sun and the moon shine in the new sky.
27·
身无彩凤双飞翼，
心有灵犀一点通。
Though we can’t fly wing to wing like a pair of phoenixes,
Due to the linked hearts we have tacit understanding.
28·
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
A dog’s mouth emits no ivory.
A filthy mouth can’t utter decent language.
What can you expect from a dog but a bark?
A dog can't spit ivory out of its mouth.
Dogs can't spit out ivory.
Don't look for musk in the kennel.（别在狗窝里找麝香）
29·
多行不义必自毙。
The wages of sin is death.
He who is unjust is doomed to destruction.
One who commits many injustices is doomed to failure.
Persisting in evil brings about self-destruction.
30·
人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
We will not attack unless we are attacked; if we are attacked, we will certainly counterattack.
31·
借酒消愁愁更愁。
It makes you worry more to relieve your worries with wine.
32·
下定决心，不怕牺牲，排除万难，去争取胜利。
Make up your mind, fear no sacrifice, and overcome all difficulties to strive for victory.
33·
忘记过去就意味着背叛。
Forgetting the past means betrayal.
34·
出头的椽子先烂。
The rafters that stand out rot first.
35·
枪打出头鸟。
The bird which takes the lead gets shot.
The outstanding usually bears the brunt of attack.
The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.
36·
正义也许会迟到，但决不会缺席。
Justice may be late, but it will never be absent.
37·
得民心者得天下。
Those who win the hearts of the people win the world.
38·
偏见比无知离真理更远。
Prejudice is farther from truth than ignorance.
39·
有缘千里来相会，
无缘对面不相逢。
If predestined, distance is not an obstacle;
If not, it’s impossible to know each other even if face to face.
40·
不识庐山真面貌，
只缘身在此山中。
You can’t tell the true shape of Mt Lushan,
Just because you’re in the mountain itself.
41·
以和为贵
Harmony is the best policy.
Peace is the most important.
Peace is the most precious / valuable.
Taking peace as the best option.
42·
人算不如天算。
谋事在人，成事在天。
Man proposes, but God disposes.
Chance contrives better than we ourselves.
God's plans supersede our own.
Luck beats careful planning.
43·
己所不欲勿施于人。
Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.
No one should do to others what he does not want others to do to himself.
You should not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you.
Do unto others as you would be done.
44·
情人眼里出西施
Beauty lies in the love's eyes
45·
古为今用，洋为中用。
Make the past serve the present and foreign things serve China.
46·
小不忍则乱大谋。
Lack of forbearance in small matters upsets great plans.
A little impatience spoils great plans.
If one wouldn't sacrifice small things, then a great scheme could never be put into practice.
47·
从善如登，从恶如崩。
Obedience to good is as hard as mountain-climbing; obedience to evil is as swift as a landslide.
48·
业精于勤而荒于嬉。
Studies are advanced by diligence but wasted by play.
行成于思而毁于随。
Things succeed by careful forethought but ruined by randomness.
49·
百善孝为先，
孝为德之本。
Of all virtues filial piety matters most
Filial piety is the foundation of morality
50·
公生明，廉生威。
Justice breeds trust, and honesty fosters credibility.
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