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有力的人才會忍
有慧的人才能忍
忍是勇敢、擔當
忍是負責、奉獻的表現
Powerful and intelligent people can be tolerant.
Tolerance reveals courage,ability,dedication,and responsibility.
有爲者，雖泰山崩于前
仍「氣」定神閑，面不改色
無能者，一遇小事臨身
就「氣」急敗壞，驚慌失措
Able people are calm in crisis.
Inept people panic at a trifle.
瞋心如狂風，會吹走人緣
愚癡如急流，會卷去幸福
我慢如暗礁，會擱淺前途
嫉妒如巨浪，會淹沒理智
Hatred is a blast that blows away good affinity.
Ignorance is a flood that washes away happiness.
Arrogance is a reef that sinks your career.
Jealousy is a wave that drowns your intellect.
要想偉大的人，不一定就能偉大
自然渺小的人，不一定真的渺小
Those who wish to be great are not necessarily great.
Those who work behind the scenes are not necessarily unimportant.
豁達的人氣博，放蕩的人氣散
儉約的人氣固，吝啬的人氣縮
謹慎的人氣定，拘牽的人氣滯
簡默的人氣和，深險的人氣沈
The spirit of open-minded people is ample.
The spirit of dissolute people is dispelled.
The spirit of frugal people is firm.
The spirit of stingy people is shrinking.
The spirit of prudent people is stable.
The spirit of restrained people is stagnant.
The spirit of silent people is harmonious.
The spirit of deceitful people is sunken.
坦白的人氣真，粗野的人氣陋
鎮靜的人氣凝，空疏的人氣囂
忠厚的人氣寬，顢頇的人氣鈍
精明的人氣清，刻薄的人氣促
The spirit of frank people is candid.
The spirit of wild people is tense.
The spirit of calm people is concentrated.
The spirit of hollow people is haughty.
The spirit of honest people is spacious.
The spirit of ignorant people is dull.
The spirit of keen people is clear.
The spirit of cold-hearted people is hurried.
樹木
沒有經過日曬雨淋，不能長高
人才
沒有經過千錘百煉，不能健全
Trees cannot grow unless bathed in heat and rain.
People cannot be pure without strict training.
賢而得財，則損其志
最好得財後更爲賢能
愚而得財，則益其過
最好得財後能去愚癡
Wealth frustrates the will of the virtuous.It is better to become virtuous after becoming rich.
Wealth increases the faults of the stupid.It is better to get rid of ignorance after becoming rich.
跌倒的時候
要能認識障礙，勇敢站起
失意的時候
要能自我檢討，再次出發
困難的時候
要能冷靜分析，突破執著
徬徨的時候
要能看清目標，不變隨緣
When you stumble,find out why and pull yourself up.
When you are frustated,find the reason and start again.
When you have problems,ask if you are the cause and break your stubbornness.
When you are baffled,examine your goal and follow causes and conditions.
莫謂我身不如人，不如我者更多人
莫謂我身比人好，有人比我更加好
Don”t whine about inferiority:some are worse than you.
Don”t swell with superiority:some re better than you.
常懷感恩，較能進步
常能慚愧，較易進德
Gratitude makes for progress.
Conscience makes for virtue.
自滿是阻礙進步的最大因素
傲慢是破壞道業的最大敵人
Arrogance is the chief hindrance to improvement.
Arrogance is the chief enemy of practice and cultivation.
聽聞不足，必須補于思考
思考不足，必須補于實踐
If we have not learned,we should think more.
If we have not thought,we should practice more.
「結緣」助成善業，化解惡因
「結怨」成事不足，敗事有余
Making good affinity helps you attain good karma and dissolve bad causes and conditions.
Making bad affinity brings failure.
真正的聾子是聞善言而不著意的人
真正的盲人是見人好而不歡喜的人
真正的啞巴是口裏說不出好話的人
真正的智障是對真理不生欣羨的人
The truly deaf do not listen to good advice.
The truly blind do not look at others” good deeds.
The truly dumb never speak well of others.
The truly retarded reject the truth.
成功不必在我，只要俯仰無愧
失敗無須介意，只要努力不懈
When you work hard,don”t worry about success or failure.
When you have done your best,don”t worry it you failed.
考試的窄門，總會有一些人中選
考試的結束，總會有一些人落榜
跨進門檻的人，並不意味成功的一生
被摒在外的人，也不注定永世的失敗
Some will pass their examinations,some fail.
Those who pass won”t necessarily succeed later,and those who fail will not stay down forever.
當挫敗困厄的時候，要能不氣不餒不惱
當恐懼徬徨的時候，要能無憂無慮無苦
當遭受批評的時候，要能反省慚愧忏悔
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