“Isn’t it also great when friends visit from distant places? 有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎?/有朋自遠方來,不亦樂乎?”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
知之者不如好之者,好之者不如乐之者
“They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it. 知之者不如好之者,好之者不如乐之者。知之者不如好之者,好之者不如樂之者。”
学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆
“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous. 学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆。/ 學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆。”
君子欲纳于言而敏于行
“The superior man is modest in his speech,
but exceeds in his actions. – Confucius 君子欲纳于言而敏于行。/ 君子欲訥於言而敏於行”
名正才能言顺
“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. – Confucius 名正才能言順”
