经典文言文的英文表达（三）

　　立身之道，与文章异：立身先需谨重，文章且需放荡。——萧纲《梁简文帝集·诫当阳公大心书》

　　The way to establish oneself is different from the way to write. While the latter needs free thinking, the former requires prudence.

　　君子必贵其言。贵其言则尊其身，尊其身则重其道。——徐干《中论·贵言》

　　The gentleman must value his words. If he values his words, then he brings honor to his person; if he brings honor to his person, then his way will be prized.

　　物无非彼，物无非是。自彼则不见，自知则知之。——《庄子·齐物论》

　　Everything in the world has its "that side"; everything in the world has its "this side". What is ignored from "that side" may be perceived from "this side".

　　尺有所短，寸有所长；物有所不足，智有所不明。——《屈原·卜居》

　　A foot may be too short for something long; For something weak an inch is strong. Everything has its weak points; Sometimes a wise man disappoints.

　　有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相逢。——施耐庵《水浒传》

　　If fated, men come together though a thousand li apart; if not, they miss each other though they meet face to face.

　　扫除心上垢，洗净耳边尘。不受苦中苦，难为人上人。——吴承恩《西游记》

　　Wipe the dust off your mind, Wash out the dirt from your ear. /Without the most terrible suffering /You cannot be a great man.

　　老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼。——《孟子·梁惠王上》

　　Respecting my own elders, and extending this respect to the elders of others; caring for my own children, and extending this care to the children of others.