社会与人生的名言名句 (中英对照)226

1. "千里之行，始于足下。"
* A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

2. "人生一世，草木一秋。
* Human life is like grass, which withers in autumn.

3. "不积跬步，无以至千里；不积小流，无以成江海。"
* Without taking small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without accumulating small streams, one cannot form a river or the sea.

4. "有志者事竟成，破釜沉舟，百二秦关终属楚。"
* One with aspiration can accomplish anything, burning the boats at the riverbank, Qin's general Xiang Yu finally conquered the land.

5. "逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜。"
* Time flies like an arrow, it will not stop day or night.

6. "民以食为天。"
* The people take food as their heaven.

7. "己所不欲，勿施于人。"
* Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.

8. "鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。"
* When a bird is about to die, its cry is mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are kind.

9. "君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。"
* The friendship between gentlemen is as refreshing as water, while the friendship between petty people is as sweet as honey.

10. "人无完人。"
* No one is perfect.

11. "贫贱不能移，威武不能屈。"
* Poverty and hardship cannot change my will, and power and violence cannot subdue me.

12. "水能载舟，亦能覆舟。"
* Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

13. "逆水行舟，不进则退。"
* Sailing against the current, if one does not advance, one will retreat.

14. "书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉。"
* In books, there are mansions of gold, and in books, there are beautiful women.

15. "少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。"
* If one does not work hard when young, one will only regret it in old age.

16. "活到老，学到老。"
* Live to be old, learn to be old.