55 Suitable Poems for Gifting Friends - Use and Collect Them
1An endless mansion of a million rooms, providing warmth for all those who are poor and cold.
2I will not bow my head or cringe to please the powerful; I will not lose my composure.
3Pride cannot be sustained, desire cannot be indulged, joy cannot be excessive, ambition cannot be unfulfilled.
4When the daylight sings, let us drink freely; youth is the best company for a return home.
5Rivers flow east to the sea, when will they return west? Young men must work hard, and old men should not grieve.
6The blade is made strong by sharpening, and flowers’ fragrance comes from bitter cold.
7Learn widely, examine carefully, think deliberately, distinguish clearly, and act diligently.
8Study diligently, examine attentively, consider thoughtfully, discern accurately, and practice earnestly.
9When the sea is vast, fish can leap; when the sky is high, birds can fly.
10I do not envy those who boast of their achievements, nor do I make my status dependent on the favor of others. I do not rely on charm, but on strength.
11Without climbing high mountains, one cannot know how high the heavens are; without crossing deep streams, one cannot know how thick the earth is.
12Don't fear people not knowing you; it is ignorance of people that is dangerous.
13One should not blame others for minor faults, nor reveal their private affairs, nor hold grudges against others’ past mistakes. These three things can nourish virtue and prevent harm.
14Do not make rash promises when happy, do not get angry because of intoxication, do not rush into affairs when excited, do not end things prematurely because of fatigue.
15If there is no obstruction, there is no progress; if there is no obstruction, there is no stopping.
16Let no one praise your color, only leave a clear fragrance to fill the four corners of the world.
17Those who don't learn will have no talent, and those who don't have ambition will not achieve anything.
18After gathering honey from a hundred flowers, for whom is it all sweet?
19When the people are well-fed and prosperous, it is known by courtesy and etiquette; when people are well-clothed, they know the disgrace of poverty.
20When the sea surges, heroes are revealed; when the waves crash, heroes are washed away.
21Only after playing a thousand tunes can you hear the music; only after observing a thousand swords can you discern the quality of the blade.
22When the wind blows, there will be favorable moments; sail straight, and you'll reach the vast ocean.
23When a boat drifts, a thousand sails pass by; when a tree is sick, ten thousand trees spring up in the spring.
24The ruler is short, the inch is long; the right is short, the left is long; the strong is deficient, the weak is sufficient; the intelligent is unclear, the wise is unaware.
25Remain impassive, observe the flowers blooming and fading in the garden; be indifferent, let the clouds roll across the sky;
26The sound of the Three Gorges flows backward, and the pen sweeps away ten thousand military officers.
27To be good is to ascend, to be evil is to fall;
28A gentleman will rather break his sword than be ashamed;
29Straight if you can, bent if you must; clear if you can, vague if you must; brave if you can, timid if you must; wise if you can, foolish if you must.
30The painter did not know the general had arrived; wealth is like a cloud to me.
31Only when the spirit of chivalry is subdued, does a woman long for beauty;
32One should blame oneself, not others; one should trust oneself, not others; these two methods lead to victory and defeat.
33Do not break off what is broken, or you will be harmed.
34Those who are lost are lost, and those who are observing are clear.
35What can be said can be said, but what cannot be said is not the way; What can be named is not the way, what cannot be named is the way.
36Those who attain the truth are aided by many, and those who lose the way are aided by few.
37When climbing a mountain, one feels joyful; when viewing the sea, one's mind is overflowing.
38The sun rises in the east, and it rains in the west.
39The method of studying is to gradually increase and then advance, to read diligently and think deeply.
40Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.
41When the great difficulties are over, brothers remain; when we meet, we laugh and dispel grudges.
42The names and titles of those who have passed away will eventually cease to exist; they will not be forgotten by the river and the sea for ten thousand years.
43Prepare beforehand, or you will fail; without preparation, you will certainly fail.
44The frost is like blood, and the autumn leaves are as red as blood.
45Without learning, there is no talent; without ambition, there is no achievement.
46A gentleman cultivates himself quietly, and nourishes virtue by being frugal.
47When witnessing a remarkable event, one sheds tears; when experiencing separation, one's heart is filled with sorrow.
48Do not excessively criticize the wickedness of others, consider whether it is worthy of censure; do not excessively praise the goodness of others, make sure they are capable of following it.
49I will follow the country to life or death, and will not be moved by gains or losses.
50The craftsman who makes things is a good craftsman; the doctor who cures sickness is a good doctor.
51Maintain constancy, and do not wake up early or stay up late.
52The Yangtze River flows endlessly, washing away the heroes of the past.
53The people's worries have not been resolved, what good is it to comfort them?
54Endure all rivers and all currents; do not be too rigid, and you will be confined; do not be too proud, and you will be reckless.
55A piece of wood of eight or nine feet long, born from a straw; a tower of nine stories, starts from the soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
