huà gàn gē wéi yù bó
- 化干戈为玉帛
Turn swords into ploughshares
qiú mù zhī zhǎng zhě, bì gù qí gēn běn
- 求木之长者，必固其根本。
1. A tree can grow tall only when its roots are strong.
2. For a tree to grow tall, it needs to have deep roots.
shì dé zhě chāng, shì lì zhě wáng
- 恃德者昌，恃力者亡。
He who cherishes virtue prospers and he who favors might perishes.
yǒu yě zhě, yǒu qí dé yě
- 友也者，友其德也。
One should befriend those with virtues.
zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo
- 众人拾柴火焰高。
The bonfire burns higher when everyone adds firewood to it.
mín wéi bāng běn, běn gù bāng níng
- 民惟邦本，本固邦宁。
The people are the foundation of a country and only when the people lead a good life can the country thrive.
rén ér wú xìn, bù zhī qí kě yě
- 人而无信，不知其可也
A man without trust can hardly accomplish anything.
wèi zhī jiàn ér qīn yān, kě yǐ wǎng yǐ; jiǔ ér bú wàng yān, kě yǐ lái yǐ
- 未之见而亲焉，可以往矣；久而不忘焉，可以来矣。
Visit those who you feel close to even without meeting them before, and invite those you cannot forget long after your paths crossed.
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
- 患难见真情
Hardship reveals true friendship.
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