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　　自我反省是進步之母

　　自我作賤是墮落之源

　　Self-examination is the mother of progress.

　　Self-humiliation is the source of degradation.

　　甯可做個無名的善人，不可成爲風光的惡人

　　Better do good anonymously than do ill famously.

　　良好的習慣要用心去培養

　　不好的習慣要用心去改過

　　Cultivate good habits diligently.

　　Transform bad habits diligently.

　　有志氣者，不受人侮

　　有骨氣者，不受人憐

　　The determined cannot be brought down.

　　The courageous do not crave sympathy.

　　爲人所不能爲，是丈夫事業

　　忍人所不能忍，是聖賢修養

　　Doing the impossible is the task of great beings.

　　Tolerating the intolerable is the cultivation of sages.

　　凡事求人，不易成功

　　自己承擔，容易成就

　　Always relying on others leads to failure.

　　Taking responsibility leads to success.

　　看他人錯失處，當反觀內省

　　說他人是非時，將自己勘驗

　　Look at yourself when pointing out flaws in others.

　　Think twice the before you condemn.

　　不合作，是做人最大的缺陷

　　不明理，是做人最大的聰明

　　不貳過，是做人最大的聰明

　　不遷怒，是做人最大的修養

　　The worst fault is unwillingness to get along.

　　The worst ignorance is blindness to truth.

　　The wisest thing is not to repeat a mistake.

　　The best cultivation is not to blame others for your faults.

　　忍耐的大地最爲厚實，故要增長忍耐

　　傲慢的高山最難攀登，故要去除我慢

　　煩惱的蔓草滋長最快，故要斷除煩惱

　　心念的疾風最難捉摸，故要守護真心

　　As the earth is willing to carry all things,we must strengthen our endurance.

　　As the high moutain is hard to climb,we must get rid of arrogance.

　　As the weeds of defilement grow most quickly,we must cut defilement away.

　　As the wind of thought is hardest to catch,we must protect our frue minds.

　　改過才會進步

　　認錯才能增上

　　助人才能結緣

　　內斂才能養德

　　Admitting faults leads to correction.

　　Correcting faults leads to progress.

　　Helping others leads to good affinity.

　　Self-examination leads to virtue.

　　自不能正身，而欲正他人者，謂之失德

　　自不肯敬人，而欲他人敬己，謂之悖禮

　　One who behaves badly,but corrects others,is whithout virtue.

　　One who is rude,but expects courtesy from others,is without manners.

　　想要成功立業，必須堅持理想

　　欲得美夢成真，就應切實力行

　　Persist in your goal of a successful business.

　　Work hard to make your dreams come true.

　　是小人，歡喜君子犯過，唯恐天下不亂也

　　是君子，恥聽小人之惡，不忍世間紛爭也

　　A mean person loves to hear that good people have made mistakes;he prefers a world in chaos.

　　A virtuous person hates to hear that mean people have done bad things;he enjoys a tranquil world.

　　有承擔，才有進步

　　肯付出，才有收獲

　　Do your duty if you hope to advance.

　　Be charitable if you want a rich harvest.

　　兩方鬥，兩方臭

　　兩人讓，兩人有

　　People lose who fight.

　　People win who yield.

　　看那傷殘缺陷的人，自己的健康何等幸福！

　　看那饑寒交迫的人，自己的飽食何等溫暖！

　　看那苦役勞動的人，自己的悠閑何等快樂！

　　看那身系囹圄的人，自己的自由何等珍貴！

　　The sick teach us the fortune of good health.

　　The hungry teach us the happiness of prosperity.

　　The overworked teach us the delight of leisure.

　　The imprisond teach us the joy of freedom.

　　烈日嚴寒可以奪走人的生命

　　風暴流沙可以淹沒人的身體

　　懸懸峭壁可以摧毀人的前途

　　聲色貨利可以腐蝕人的心志

　　Heat and cold may kill us.

　　Storms can destroy our belongings.

　　Cliffs and precipices threaten our safety.

　　Sensual pleasures eat away at our minds.

　　美色的後面有危險的深淵

　　金錢的後面有虎狼的魔爪

　　毒品的後面有毀滅的陷阱

　　懈怠的後面有失敗的人生

　　There”s a dangerous abyss in the lure of a beauty.

　　They are demon”s claws that ensnare you with gold.

　　There”s a vicious trap in a life of drugs.

　　There”s moral rot in the life of idleness.

　　禁得起災難的考驗，才能實現理想

　　耐得了失敗的挫折，才能成功立業

　　If you rise above failure,you may yet succeed.

　　If you withstand disappointment,you will succeed.

　　人生如行船，無論何時何地，都要張滿信心的風帆

　　人生如戲場，無論是安是危，都要鼓舞奮發的鬥志

　　Like sailboats we go,billowing with confidence.

　　Like soldiers in battle,we persevere under fire.

　　對人少一點侵犯，多一點愛護則德曰隆

　　對人少一點迫害，多一點尊重則緣愈廣

　　對人少一點瞋恨，多一點忍辱則福必增

　　對人少一點貪戀，多一點隨緣則心自在

　　Caring without intruding increases our virtue.

　　Respecting without annoying makes good affinity.

　　Tolerating without aversion accumulates merits.

　　Flexibility without attachment frees us from care.

　　能夠抛棄仇恨的刀劍，自能獲得身心的自在

　　能夠卸下執著的枷鎖，自能享受清涼的禅悅

　　Relinquish the sword of hatred,free your body and mind.

　　Sever the bond of obstinacy,profit from meditation.

　　當煩惱無耐的時候，要能忍耐而不讓情緒失…

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